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Fetal anomaly screening programme standards report updated

Posted by: Annette McHugh, Posted on: 13 March 2018 - Categories: NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme

We've made some changes to the 2015 to 2016 data report for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.

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Updated KPI definitions and submission guidance for 2018 to 2019

Posted by: Lizzie Tempest, Posted on: 12 March 2018 - Categories: General information

Today we’ve published the 2018 to 2019 updated definitions and submission guidance for key performance indicators (KPIs) for the NHS population screening programmes in England.

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Check out our updated bowel cancer screening standards for 2018

Posted by: David Holt, Posted on: 8 March 2018 - Categories: NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

Following consultation, we have updated the screening standards for the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

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Updated newborn hearing screening standards published

Posted by: Jane Hibbert, Posted on: 7 March 2018 - Categories: NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

We have reviewed and updated the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme standards. The updated 2017 to 2018 NHSP standards have an implementation date of 1 April 2018.

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Primary HPV testing update

Posted by: Ruth Stubbs, Posted on: 1 March 2018 - Categories: NHS Cervical Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee

Ruth Stubbs, PHE's Cervical Screening Programme Manager, shares how the plans for introducing HPV primary screening are coming along.

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Latest screening KPI data and other updates

Posted by: Lizzie Tempest, Posted on: 14 February 2018 - Categories: General information

Today we have published the PHE Screening KPI data for the second quarter of 2017 to 2018 (Q2, 1 July to 30 September 2017). 

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Updated version of NIPE SMART IT system released

Posted by: Geeta Chudasama, Posted on: 9 February 2018 - Categories: NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination

We are pleased to announce that an updated version (5.7) of NIPE SMART will be available to users on 13 February.

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Improving quality in Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s screening laboratories

Posted by: Nadia Permalloo and David Wright, Posted on: 7 February 2018 - Categories: NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service

Shared learning in this blog post is specifically aimed at laboratories that provide Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s screening.

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Bath’s newborn screening team scoops award for innovation

Posted by: Victoria Mainstone, Posted on: 2 February 2018 - Categories: NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

A new pathway that has transformed postnatal care earned the newborn screening team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust the team of the month award.

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South East London Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is leading the way in KPI performance

Posted by: Jolanta McCall, Posted on: 31 January 2018 - Categories: NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

...we support each other to deliver an integrated service. Implementing changes to clinical protocols as well as sharing data between teams is crucial in making joint decisions. This kind of...

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