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.
Could you chair one of our screening programme advisory groups?
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Some of us in Public Health England (PHE), myself included, have worked in screening a long time.
GP practices benefit from GP2DRS diabetic eye screening data extraction system
Diabetic eye screening is an integral component of diabetes care, which helps prevent or reduce sight loss among people with diabetes. But diabetic eye screening services rely on GPs to identify people with diabetes over 12, the age at which …
Updated guidance published for breast screening assessment
The NHS Breast Screening Programme relies on high quality assessments being carried out when potential abnormalities are found during screening.
Our breast screening workforce survey results underline scale of challenge
The NHS Breast Screening Programme has published a national radiographic workforce report summarising the findings of its survey into the current state of the radiographic workforce.
Latest annual data shows benefits of AAA screening
Today we published the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, surveillance and outcome data for the 2015 to 2016 screening year (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016).
Publishing and sharing screening data with partners
Screening data is available to the public on a number of websites.
Down’s syndrome Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS): the more you know the simpler it gets
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
I attended an excellent workshop held by the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) to inform new laboratory and screening division staff about the Down’s syndrome Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS). The presentations from the workshop are included below.
Our quality assurance visit was a positive experience that flew by
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General information, 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, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Kirsty Jones, the antenatal and newborn screening coordinator for Mid Cheshire Hosptials NHS Foundation Trust , talks about her experience of her first quality assurance visit and explains how she was pleasantly surprised.