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Looking after the health of our mammography workforce
We have published new good practice guidance for ergonomics in breast screening mammography for employers and employees.
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Importance of feedback in newborn hearing screening
My name is Lynne Grey (3rd from right) and I am a newborn hearing screening co-ordinator. I want to share something we did in the Northamptonshire hospital I work in to promote the importance of newborn hearing screening - and the feedback we did afterwards.
Testing, testing 123 - new IT system on its way for newborn and infant physical examination screening
The launch of the new IT system for the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) is planned for spring 2019. An enthusiastic expert group met in Nottingham for 2 days of intensive testing of the new IT system, SMaRT4NIPE (S4N).
Tackling screening inequalities in Merseyside
Between 2014 and 2017 Marie Coughlin was the lead officer for the Merseyside Cancer Screening Plan. She shares how she helped raise awareness of screening, particularly within vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
Sloane has a new home
Today we launch the new website for the Sloane Project.
Cervical screening consolidated standards out
We have just published our new consolidated screening standards for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
Newborn blood spot screening cards are changing... the latest
New blood spot cards will start to be used from mid-October 2018.
Cervical screening failsafe updated
Over the last few months we've been working hard to update and improve the existing cervical screening failsafe guidelines and screening services need to be aware of the updated requirements.
Small change improves early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
Princess Royal University Hospital, in Kent, has made a very simple change that is having a big impact on improving early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
Where to find bowel cancer screening information
This blog is about the closing of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) extranet website.