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.
Key performance indicators: what are they all about?
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are used by many organisations including Public Health England to see if they’re meeting their objectives. But what exactly are they, how do they work and what value do they add for people delivering screening services? …
Why saying no to screening can be a good thing
...the governments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Recommendations usually get published 6 weeks after each UK NSC meeting to give enough time for ministers in each country to...
Choices, choices, choices
We offer screening tests to millions of people every year, male and female, at every stage of life. But we only do so if the evidence proves that screening does more good than harm for the population as a whole. …
Making Sense of Screening
Sense About Science has released a new edition of the Making Sense of Screening guide which aims to inform the public about screening. Many people are tested in screening programmes but the tests – however good – are never perfect.
Making learning more enjoyable
...using films, quizzes and animations. Beginning with NIPE e-learning in Autumn 2013, we’ve moved to make all our new online learning “film-led”. We are minimising the words in our e-learning...
Cancer and non-cancer screening joining forces
...touch with our stakeholders I’d also like to welcome everyone to this, our new screening blog. I’ll still be writing articles on wider screening issues on the Public Health Matters...
Introducing GOV.UK for screening
After lots of hard work, screening information for healthcare professionals has now moved to GOV.UK.