Pinging in the changes – update on text messaging in screening
PHE has collaborated with Imperial College London to improve our guidance around text message reminders in the NHS screening programmes.
Valuable feedback from newborn blood spot failsafe solution (NBSFS) survey
The PHE newborn blood spot (NBS) screening team has analysed results from its evaluation survey of the newborn blood spot failsafe solution.
Lay members wanted for antenatal and newborn screening programmes research advisory committee
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Jess Tarrant, 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 research advisory committee (RAC) reviews applications to carry out research involving NHS screening programme participants or requiring access to screening data or samples.
Inequalities consistently addressed in quality assurance visits to local NHS screening services
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Val Armstrong and Helen Smith, Posted on:
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General information, Screening Quality Assurance Service
A national audit of quality assurance visits to local screening services found that SQAS teams consistently address inequalities in visits across all screening programmes.
Lay members sought for cancer screening research advisory committees
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Jess Tarrant, Posted on:
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NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme
We have vacancies for lay members on the RACs for the NHS bowel cancer screening programme, NHS breast screening programme and NHS cervical screening programme.
New guidance published on disclosure of NHS cervical screening audit results
New guidance advises health professionals on how to communicate the results of invasive cancer audit reviews to women who were previously screened in the NHS cervical screening programme.
NHS Breast Screening Programme pathology audit 2016 to 2019 published
PHE screening has published the National Breast Screening pathology audit for the 3-year period April 2016 to March 2019.
Breast screening units – the Sloane Project needs you
Breast screening units we need you. Please take part in the latest Sloane audit.
Making sure the UK NSC keeps recommendations up to date
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Silvia Lombardo, Posted on:
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General information, UK National Screening Committee
The UK National Screening Committee evidence team is trialling a new approach to make the process of reviewing evidence for screening more efficient.
Fascinating research presented at national AAA screening event
Find out what was discussed at the fourth national AAA screening research day event in Newcastle.