UK National Screening Committee

UK NSC public consultation: screening for SCID

John Marshall, 13 October 2017 - UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee consultation on screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in the NHS.

UK NSC reports on its year of screening recommendations

Professor Anne Mackie, 12 October 2017 - UK National Screening Committee

Screening in the UK: making effective recommendations 2016 to 2017 summarises all the screening recommendations made between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 and the evidence behind those recommendations.

Registration opens for third annual UK NSC stakeholder event

Zeenat Mauthoor, 27 September 2017 - UK National Screening Committee

A look ahead to the 2017 UK NSC stakeholder event.

Is there a health condition we should consider for screening?

Professor Anne Mackie, 6 September 2017 - UK National Screening Committee

The annual call is your opportunity to make a proposal for a new topic to be considered by the UK NSC as part of its regular review process.

Can you tell the difference between the UK NSC and PHE? And does it matter?

Nick Johnstone-Waddell, 11 August 2017 - General, UK National Screening Committee

Screening folk can be a loyal bunch – either that or it’s a difficult discipline to escape from! A colleague of mine recently reached the amazing milestone of working 30 years in screening, making me reflect on my own career.

New UK-wide public information group getting to work

Jo Harcombe, 9 February 2017 - General, UK National Screening Committee

An update on the new UK-wide public information group, set up to share good ideas and resources more easily.

Newborn pulse oximetry screening pilot update

Claire Evans, 10 January 2017 - Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, UK National Screening Committee

In 2015, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) supported a pilot in England in order to understand how pulse oximetry screening on newborn babies would work in the NHS.