Bursaries available for popular health screening course
A small number of bursaries are now available for the ever-popular Warwick health screening module.
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Nearly one third of a million babies screened for SCID already
More than 300,000 babies in England have already been screened for severe combined immunodeficiency in an evaluation run by the UK NSC and NHS England.
Guidance on evaluating AI for use in breast screening
Find out more about the new Lancet Digital Health article on the UK NSC approach to reviewing evidence on AI in breast screening.
Meeting the challenges of rare diseases in NHS newborn blood spot screening
Find out more about Blood Spot Task Group (BSTG) and how it is helping inform UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) evaluations into screening for rare diseases.
Professor Sir Mike Richards announced as new UK National Screening Committee chair
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has appointed a new chair to contribute to its ongoing development.
We’re looking for 3 new members to join expanding UK NSC: apply now
The UK NSC is recruiting 3 new members to support its expanded role and remit.
Child-family cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia
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As part of our work to develop a new approach to ethics to help guide the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), we tested the proposals by looking at family cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Deadline extended for new UK NSC chair recruitment
The deadline for the recruitment of a new chair of the UK National Screening Committee has been extended until 21 January 2022.
New chair sought for UK’s expert screening committee
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is looking for a new chair to contribute to its ongoing development.
Supporting the UK NSC to make effective recommendations
Have you ever wondered where the evidence which the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) uses to make its recommendations comes from? The UK NSC is supported by a secretariat function, part of which is a team responsible for managing …