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Why screening is not the answer to inconsistently applied clinical guidance

Posted by: Phil Gardner and Carolina Martinelli, Posted on: 8 April 2026 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

Certain screening principles can help support better implementation of clinical guidance without turning that guidance into a screening programme.

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