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Minutes published of UK NSC’s November 2023 meeting

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 28 December 2023 - Categories: General

The UK NSC has endorsed the use of digital pathology as an alternative option to light microscopy for the review of cancer screening histopathology slides.

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Three chapters added to UK NSC screening manual

Posted by: Miranda Lawton, Posted on: 19 December 2023 - Categories: General

Three chapters added to UK NSC screening in healthcare manual which gives an overview of best practice for implementing health screening programmes anywhere in the world.

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Survey's positive feedback for UK NSC blog and web pages

Posted by: Maryam Abdu, Posted on: 14 December 2023 - Categories: General

UK NSC survey results give big thumbs-up to blog and constructive feedback on web pages.

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