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UK NSC opens consultation on draft prostate cancer screening recommendation

UK NSC opens consultation on draft prostate cancer screening recommendation

The UK NSC has opened a public consultation on the evidence relating to screening for prostate cancer.

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Consultation opens on evidence relating to population screening for Type 2 diabetes in adults

Posted by: Omaer Syed, Posted on: 8 December 2025 - Categories: Adult screening

The UK NSC has opened a public consultation on evidence relating to population screening for Type 2 Diabetes in adults.

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Progress made on plans to evaluate SMA newborn screening

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 4 December 2025 - Categories: Newborn Blood Spot Screening
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Update from latest partnership board meeting overseeing planning of the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.

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Consultation opens on evidence relating to screening pregnant women for anaemia

Posted by: Omaer Syed, Posted on: 2 December 2025 - Categories: Antenatal screening

The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to screening for iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy.

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Consultation opens on screening for intimate partner violence

Posted by: Cristina Visintin, Posted on: 26 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC has opened a public consultation on evidence relating to adult and antenatal screening for intimate partner violence.  

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Consultation opens on antenatal and newborn screening for fragile X syndrome

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 24 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC has opened a consultation on the evidence relating to antenatal and newborn screening for Fragile X syndrome.

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UK NSC consults on bladder cancer screening evidence

Posted by: Omaer Syed, Posted on: 17 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC has opened a public consultation on evidence relation to population screening for bladder cancer.

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Consultation opens on population screening for cytomegalovirus 

Posted by: Cristina Visintin, Posted on: 14 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to antenatal and newborn screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV).

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UK NSC consults on evidence related to screening for antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions

Posted by: Omaer Syed, Posted on: 12 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has opened a consultation on evidence relating to population screening for antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions.

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Sign up for UK NSC online seminar on assessing screening programme effectiveness

Posted by: TJ Day, Posted on: 7 November 2025 - Categories: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC is holding its next seminar on 1 December, looking at how to assess the effectiveness of screening programmes.

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Going Dutch to strengthen international collaboration on screening challenges and opportunities

Posted by: Andrew Anderson, Posted on: 6 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

Members of the UK NSC Secretariat joined experts from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and the Republic of Ireland at the latest Nordic Screening Network meeting.

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