UK NSC announces engagement event for organisations developing novel cervical screening tests
The UK National Screening Committee is hosting a roundtable information-sharing event on new technologies relating to cervical screening tests.
Cervical Screening
UK NSC recommends HPV self-sampling option for under-screened women in cervical screening programme
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Carolina Martinelli, Posted on:
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Cervical Screening, UK National Screening Committee
The UK NSC has recommended that women who never or rarely attend their routine cervical screening appointments could be offered a self-sampling test option.
UK NSC consults on offering HPV self-sampling option to under-screened people in cervical screening programme
The UK NSC is consulting on whether to offer an HPV self-sampling option to people who rarely or never attend their cervical screening appointments.
HPValidate cervical screening self-sampling study publishes final results
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Dr Jo Waller, Dr Matejka Rebolj and Carolina Martinelli, Posted on:
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Cervical Screening
The HPValidate study has published its final results and found that 4 combinations of HPV self-collection device and test worked well – these can now be used to help find out how self-sampling could be introduced into cervical screening.
Changes ahead for the national screening system
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Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on:
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, Bowel Cancer Screening, Breast Screening, Cervical Screening, Diabetic Eye Screening, Fetal Anomaly Screening, General, Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening, Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, Newborn Blood Spot Screening, Newborn Hearing Screening, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening, UK National Screening Committee
Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.
Primary HPV testing update
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Ruth Stubbs, Posted on:
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Cervical Screening, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee
In 2016 it was announced that HPV primary screening will be rolled out in the cervical screening programme. Here we take a look at how the plans are coming along.
The UK National Screening Committee: Positive Recommendations
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Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on:
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Bowel Cancer Screening, Cervical Screening, Diabetic Eye Screening, Fetal Anomaly Screening, UK National Screening Committee
An update on positive recommendations by the UK's independent expert screening committee (UK NSC).