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2015: an exciting year for screening

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 22 December 2015 - Categories: Fetal Anomaly Screening, General, Newborn Blood Spot Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Professor Anne Mackie reflects on 2015 calling it 'a particularly exciting year for screening'.

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The UK NSC went oval for a day: thoughts on the first stakeholder conference

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 16 December 2015 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

A look back at the first UK National Screening Committee stakeholder conference.

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Reports celebrate exciting and productive year for NHS screening programmes

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 9 December 2015 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

We've just published 2 reports – NHS Screening Programmes in England 2014 to 2015 and Screening in the UK: making effective recommendations 2014 to 2015.

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