Updated information on congenital heart disease published for parents
Today, we have published the updated information fetal anomaly screening programme leaflet for parents about congenital heart disease.
Print off your free PHE screening information poster
We've created a one-side A4 poster you can print out and stick above your computer or on the office notice board to remind you where to go for information related to population screening in England.
Supporting women with learning disabilities to access breast screening
We've published new national guidance and information to help local breast screening providers support women with learning disabilities.
New easy guide aims to improve access to diabetic eye screening
We have published an updated version of our easy guide to diabetic eye screening to help make diabetic eye screening more accessible to people who have a learning disability or who struggle with written English.
Easy guides for pregnant women with learning disabilities well received
Posted by:
Sarah Morgan, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides have been well received by health professionals and the public, an evaluation project has found.
GPs’ duty to share information can be just as important as duty to protect confidentiality
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Dr Jim McMorran, Posted on:
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General information, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
GPs have access to highly sensitive personal information and take their ethical and legal duties of confidentiality very seriously. However, it is important for them to remember the Caldicott principle that the duty to share information can be just as important as the duty to protect confidentiality.
Keeping up the momentum to tackle inequalities in screening
We are moving the PHE Screening inequalities strategy forward with a series of actions and work streams.
Screening leaflets and their alternatives
About how we need to save money on our printed screening leaflets.
Getting used to HTML publications yet?
If you’re not yet used to HTML don’t panic. Hopefully this blog will answer most of your questions.
Help us spend less on leaflets
Please help us to keep our print spend down by only ordering the leaflets you really need and not wasting them, or using them for non-core purposes.