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Helping you get the most from your working relationships

Posted by: Jonny Fertray, Posted on: 17 October 2019 - Categories: General information
Two people are having a difficult conversation. One of them looks unhappy with the other.

Read about how to have constructive conversations to help you to manage tough situations in the workplace.

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Updated guidelines for the use of imaging in the bowel cancer screening programme

Posted by: Dominic Blunt, Posted on: 15 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
A health professional about to start a bowel scan on a patient

Updated guidelines for the use of imaging in the bowel cancer screening programme are now available

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‘Hip hip’ hooray for the NIPE screening programme national conference

Posted by: Geeta Chudasama, Posted on: 14 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination
A crowd of attendees listening to a speaker at the newborn and infant physical examination conference in Manchester in September

A summary of the day's events from the NIPE conference 2019

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A day in the life of an antenatal and newborn screening failsafe officer

Posted by: Leanne Grant, Posted on: 11 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination
A woman sitting in front of a computer screen with her hands on the keyboard

Just another day for an ANNB failsafe officer...

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Moving towards a career in nursing with the Health Screener Diploma

Posted by: Shannon Daly, Posted on: 9 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
abdominal aortic aneurysm screener Shannon Daly smiling at the camera

Moving towards a career in nursing after completing the Health Screener Diploma

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Learning points for local services following bowel cancer screening event

Posted by: Lindsey Newton, Posted on: 8 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
Looking down on hundreds of delegates during one of the group talks.

More than 350 people attended a bowel cancer screening event in Leeds. In this post we share a summary of important messages and learning points for local services to keep in mind.

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Using the power of social media in screening

Posted by: Joanne Lambert and Katherine Conquest, Posted on: 7 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
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Warrington maternity unit is using Facebook instant articles to transform the way they share learning

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Dear student midwives

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 4 October 2019 - Categories: NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Student midwife smiling and standing by hospital bed.

A handy guide for new midwifery students to all the relevant education and training resources produced by Public Health England.

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New breast screening guidance for commissioners

Posted by: Oliver Morrish, Posted on: 27 September 2019 - Categories: NHS Breast Screening Programme
A mammography machine used for breast screening

We have recently published updated guidance for commissioners and providers of medical physics services to the NHS Breast Screening Programme. These Public Health England (PHE) guidelines have been written by professionals with hands-on experience of the delivery of physics services …

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Helping health professionals support personal informed choice in screening

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 7 August 2019 - Categories: General information
Louise's video is being viewed on a mobile phone.

Check out our new video about informed choice featuring a national screening expert Dr Louise Bryant.

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