100th candidate completes NHS newborn hearing screening competency assessment
The 100th candidate successfully completed the external competency assessment (ECA) in September 2021.
NHS bowel cancer screening pathologists lead the way virtually
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Natalie Hill, Bev Tingle and Kathryne Bradley, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Read about how the bowel cancer screening pathology study days were held virtually and what's coming next.
Return of the sickle cell and thalassaemia screening and King’s College specialist counsellor update days
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Jessamy Willson-Pepper, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The specialist counsellor update days will run twice this year.
Funding available for sickle cell and thalassaemia genetic risk assessment and counselling module
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Jessamy Willson-Pepper, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The genetic risk assessment and counselling module will run for 4 days through May and June 2021.
IDPS e-learning resource goes live
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Sarah Dermont, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
The new infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) e-learning resource is now available on e-Learning for Healthcare.
New sickle cell and thalassaemia counselling resource published
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
New sickle cell and thalassaemia counselling knowledge and skills resource launched.
Changing technology enables remote supervision of assistant practitioners working on NHS breast screening mobile vans
Remote supervision of assistant practitioners could help to increase recruitment.
Important changes to assessment of newborn hearing screeners
The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is updating the observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) that staff carrying out newborn hearing screening tests in England must complete before being able to screen unsupervised.
AAA screening networking days for clinical skills trainers moved online
Regional networking days for AAA screening clinical skills trainers this autumn will now be held online.
Changes to AAA screening technician reaccreditation
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi and Lisa Summers, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
The way screening technicians' scanning competence is tested is changing.