UK NSC stakeholder discussion groups: could you help?
UK NSC stakeholder discussion groups: could you help?
Would you like to be involved in a UK NSC stakeholder focus group?
Changes ahead for the national screening system
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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.
Why the UK NSC is needed now as much as 25 years ago
Reflections from Dr Robert Sherriff about the early days of the UK NSC and why it's just as important today as when it started in 1996.
Report published marking 25 years of UK National Screening Committee
Today, we publish a report summarising the work of the UK National Screening Committee over the past 25 years.
Would you like to join a UK NSC reference group?
The fetal, maternal and child health (FMCH) group and adult reference group (ARG) of the UK NSC are looking for new members.
Your chance to suggest a new NHS screening programme
The 2021 UK National Screening Committee call for new screening ‘topics’ (conditions) opens.
UK NSC annual call for topics: your chance to suggest a new screening programme
The 2021 annual call is your opportunity to make a proposal for a new screening topic to be considered by the UK National Screening Committee as part of its regular review process.
More work to do before we know if AI is safe to use in the NHS Breast Screening Programme
A review of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening, commissioned by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), has found that humans are still better than technology at spotting possible cases of breast cancer during screening.
The UK NSC is recruiting for members!
Find out more about the 12 current vacancies for UK National Screening Committee members.
25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better
To mark the committee’s 25th anniversary, Dr Angela Raffle explains how the UK NSC has helped transform screening for the better from the ‘bad old days’ of haphazard, ineffective and harmful activities.
25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better
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.