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Exciting opportunities to join UK NSC expert groups

Exciting opportunities to join UK NSC expert groups

The UK NSC has 15 vacancies to fill on 3 of its expert advisory groups.

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

Posted by: Dr Angela Raffle, Posted on: 9 August 2021 - Categories: General

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.

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

Posted by: Dr Angela Raffle, Posted on: 30 July 2021 - Categories: 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.

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Whole genome sequencing and newborn screening

Posted by: Prof Anne Slowther, Posted on: 8 July 2021 - Categories: General

Details of the public dialogue, commissioned by the UK NSC, Genomics England and the UKRI's Sciencewise programme, to understand the views of the public about the potential use of whole genome sequencing in newborn screening.

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Meet the UK NSC: Bob Steele, chair

Posted by: Prof Bob Steele, Posted on: 2 July 2021 - Categories: General
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In the first in a series of profiles of UK NSC members, we hear from the chair, Professor Bob Steele.

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Five things you should know about the UK NSC

Posted by: Zeenat Mauthoor, Posted on: 7 June 2021 - Categories: General
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How much do you know about the UK National Screening Committee?

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New UK National Screening Committee website launches today

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

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

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Safety first approach to AI in screening

Posted by: Goda Kijauskaite, Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: General
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Before the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends the use of AI, it’s essential to ensure the technologies do more good than harm at a reasonable cost.

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Welcome to the new UK National Screening Committee website

Posted by: Prof Bob Steele, Posted on: 17 May 2021 - Categories: General
Professor Bob Steele smiling from an office location

Prof Bob Steele, chair of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), welcomes everyone to the new UK NSC website.

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Embedding ethics at the UK National Screening Committee

Posted by: Catherine Joynson, Posted on: 23 March 2021 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

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

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Advice for NHS breast screening services on the use of AI

Posted by: Kevin Dunbar, Posted on: 2 February 2021 - Categories: Breast Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Advice about the use of AI for breast screening.

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