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Celebrating best practice in cervical screening
Have you thought about sharing best practice by entering the Jo’s Trust Cervical Screening Awards? Find out more in our blog.
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Breast screening after radiotherapy (BARD) new dataset
Find out more about ongoing work to ensure a group of women who are at higher risk of breast cancer don't miss out on follow-up screening.
Health screener diploma giving me valuable knowledge and skills
The level 3 health screener diploma is the recommended training programme for any new screeners in the diabetic eye, abdominal aortic aneurysm and newborn hearing screening programmes. Here a trainee screener talks about his experiences of working his way through it.
Listening to the needs of local newborn hearing screening providers
The newborn hearing screening programme has published new guidance around screening babies with 2 health conditions.
Reviewing quality and performance helps improve outcomes for babies with hearing loss
How one local newborn hearing screening provider has improved the timely assessment of referred babies in the audiology service.
Improving diabetic eye screening uptake in the young
It’s a well-known fact that young people’s engagement with diabetic eye screening could be better. Here's a fascinating account of how one area has been driving up screening attendance.
New ‘reason for recall’ field in breast screening IT system will drive up quality
The next release of the National Breast Screening System is introducing a new ‘reason for recall’ field, allowing mammogram image readers to report the reason for images being recalled.
Call for experts in neonatal/infant ophthalmology or paediatric genito urinary medicine
The newborn and infant screening programme (NIPE) is currently looking for experts in the field of neonatal/infant ophthalmology or genito urinary medicine.
Sickle cell disease in childhood: standards and recommendations for clinical care — consultation now open
We are working with the Sickle Cell Society to update the Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood: Standards and guidelines for clinical care. We want you to tell us your views.
Improving timely access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening — a personal account
Early access to SCT screening is important in giving time to women and couples to consider their options. Here's an account of how a team in Essex improved things for local women.