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My 30 years in screening, a personal journey involving hypnotic dancing, Mickey Mouse ears and Lancaster bombers
Lindsay Kimm reflects on her 30 years of working in population screening programmes.
research and audit
Gerry takes over national AAA screening research role
Professor Gerard Stansby has been appointed national research lead for the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
UK NSC stakeholders learn how we turn screening requests into practice
Last month we held the third annual UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) stakeholder event.
Videos worth watching: Dr Henrietta Campbell
Watch Dr Henrietta Campbell, Chair of the UK NSC from 1998 to 2006, talk about the experiences and challenges she has faced while working in screening.
Local diabetic eye screening providers work together to improve services
The 6 Cumbria and North East (CANE) diabetic eye screening services work together to improve services for patients through shared learning, quarterly programme manager networking meetings and a local failsafe officer forum.
Is quality of life affected by having an aneurysm detected by screening?
Little is known about the effects on a man's quality of life of knowing he has an aneurysm that might eventually grow to a dangerous size that requires treatment.
Jonothan honoured at AAA screening networking event
More than 100 abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening professionals attended this year’s national AAA screening networking event.
Addition of Eklund technique improves screening for women with breast implants
The Eklund technique is an internationally recognised method to improve the detection of breast cancer in women with breast implants. It is already used in services in Australia, the USA and some other countries to promote high quality breast screening and …
National event highlights latest AAA screening research
Well over 100 people involved in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening throughout the UK took part in a national research day in Leicester.
Sloane project – from screening audit to award-winning research
In 2002, I started work as Project Manager on the Sloane Project, an audit of screen-detected non-invasive carcinoma – including Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS) – and atypical hyperplasia of the breast.