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The UK NSC is recruiting for members!

Posted by: Zeenat Mauthoor, Posted on: 27 August 2021 - Categories: General

Find out more about the 12 current vacancies for UK National Screening Committee members.

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25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better

Posted by: Dr Angela Raffle, Posted on: 9 August 2021 - Categories: General

To mark the committee’s 25th anniversary, Dr Angela Raffle explains how the UK NSC has helped transform screening for the better from the ‘bad old days’ of haphazard, ineffective and harmful activities.

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