Review of 2016: a year of major landmarks for screening

Professor Anne Mackie reflects on screening's achievements during 2016.
Professor Anne Mackie is the Director of Screening at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Anne’s previous roles have included Director of Public Health for London Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Director of Screening at Public Health England (PHE).
She lives in London with her partner and their daughter.
Professor Anne Mackie reflects on screening's achievements during 2016.
A look at Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and screening.
A new test will be added to the screening programme for Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome, Patau’s syndrome.
The annual call is your chance to send the UK NSC a proposal for a condition which you think should have its own screening programme.
The 2015 to 2016 screening year was an exciting and productive one for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).
An update on positive recommendations by the UK's independent expert screening committee (UK NSC).
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.
We've just published the UK NSC evidence review process.
Plans are well under way for the first ever UK National Screening Committee conference.
I'm sure we'd all say that it's important to listen, but sometimes we only do it with half an ear – or perhaps not at all.
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the NHS in the 4 UK countries about all aspects of population screening and supports implementation of
screening programmes.