Changes ahead for the national screening system
Changes ahead for the national screening system
Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.
AAA programme approaches millionth man milestone
...cause of death in cases where no cause has been confirmed. We appreciate that this might mean a lot of work chasing post mortem results, death certificates and GP or...
Cancer screening programmes web content gets a new home
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TJ Day, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
...the NHS Choices website. The change to using NHS Choices and GOV.UK is part of the government’s digital strategy. This aims to reduce the number of government websites so that...
New virtual view learning for ultrasonographers
...fetal cardiac protocol earlier this year. And it brings to five the number of views ultrasonographers have to take of the heart of the fetus in every pregnant woman at...
Making screening information accessible to all
...have now turned this booklet into two easy read publications that can be downloaded from GOV.UK. Screening test when you are pregnant Screening tests for your new baby The easy...
New blood spot sampling guidelines – give us your views
...current guidelines. We’re now asking for your views on the updates – a consultation on the revised guidelines opens today for four weeks. We are emailing all our stakeholders a...
Data isn’t boring, it helps improve life-saving services
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Sharon Webb, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
...mother to her baby during pregnancy and birth from person to person through blood and other bodily fluids, including from unprotected sex with an infected person from infected blood by...
Why cervical screening stops at 64
Every woman looks forward to her cervical screening (‘smear’) test right? OK, so maybe not! Some of you at least will be relieved to know that cervical screening stops at 64. But why is this?
Home improvements to PHE Screening sites
...government’s digital strategy to reduce the number of government websites and make it easier for people to find high quality content. Do you know how? The thing is because of...
Screening for the over 65s
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TJ Day, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
...some, we automatically send invitations. For others, people can contact the relevant screening programme to ask for an appointment. It is completely up to the individual whether or not to...
Evidence update: new consultation on non-invasive prenatal testing and latest UK NSC recommendations
...seem that innovation moves slowly in the world of screening. But the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is committed to evaluating emerging technologies as soon as it’s practical to...