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UK National Screening Committee

Changes ahead for the national screening system

Nick Johnstone-Waddell, 30 September 2021 - 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.

Report published marking 25 years of UK National Screening Committee

Mike Harris, 15 September 2021 - UK National Screening Committee

Today, we publish a report summarising the work of the UK National Screening Committee over the past 25 years.

Your chance to suggest a new NHS screening programme

Andrew Anderson, 7 September 2021 - UK National Screening Committee

The 2021 UK National Screening Committee call for new screening ‘topics’ (conditions) opens.

25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better

Dr Angela Raffle, 30 July 2021 - UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Dr Angela Raffle looks back at its creation and how it has transformed screening for the better.

New UK National Screening Committee website launches today

Nick Johnstone-Waddell, 17 May 2021 - UK National Screening Committee

Details of the new UK National Screening Committee website and blog, which launched on 17 May.

Embedding ethics at the UK National Screening Committee

Catherine Joynson, 23 March 2021 - General, UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee has been reviewing the way it considers ethical issues.

Advice for NHS breast screening services on the use of AI

Kevin Dunbar, 2 February 2021 - Breast Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Advice about the use of AI for breast screening.

Heroic efforts during a year of huge challenges

Professor Anne Mackie, 23 December 2020 - General, UK National Screening Committee

Professor Anne Mackie thanked everyone involved in delivering the NHS screening programmes in 2020, an exceptionally challenging year.

How do existing screening programmes get modified?

Silvia Lombardo, 25 November 2020 - UK National Screening Committee

Find out how the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviews suggestions for modifications to NHS screening programmes.

Help shape stakeholder and public involvement at the UK National Screening Committee

Catherine Joynson, 13 November 2020 - UK National Screening Committee

We launched a survey in 2020 to find out your views on how the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) involves stakeholders and the public in its work.

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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
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