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UK NSC recommends HPV self-sampling option for under-screened women in cervical screening programme

UK NSC recommends HPV self-sampling option for under-screened women in cervical screening programme

The UK NSC has recommended that women who never or rarely attend their routine cervical screening appointments could be offered a self-sampling test option.

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Evidence report highlights exciting year for UK NSC

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 19 July 2016 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

The 2015 to 2016 screening year was an exciting and productive one for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).

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UK NSC stakeholder conference: food for thought around table top discussions

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 9 February 2016 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

A look back at what happened at the first UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) stakeholder conference in December 2016.

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Getting ready for the end of rubella screening in pregnancy in England

Posted by: Sharon Webb, Posted on: 1 February 2016 - Categories: Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Wednesday, 27 January 2016 was the day when it was announced that antenatal screening for rubella (German measles) susceptibility will stop.

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The UK National Screening Committee: Positive Recommendations

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 15 January 2016 - Categories: Bowel Cancer Screening, Cervical Screening, Diabetic Eye Screening, Fetal Anomaly Screening, UK National Screening Committee

An update on positive recommendations by the UK's independent expert screening committee (UK NSC).

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2015: an exciting year for screening

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 22 December 2015 - Categories: Fetal Anomaly Screening, General, Newborn Blood Spot Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Professor Anne Mackie reflects on 2015 calling it 'a particularly exciting year for screening'.

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The UK NSC went oval for a day: thoughts on the first stakeholder conference

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 16 December 2015 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

A look back at the first UK National Screening Committee stakeholder conference.

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Reports celebrate exciting and productive year for NHS screening programmes

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 9 December 2015 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

We've just published 2 reports – NHS Screening Programmes in England 2014 to 2015 and Screening in the UK: making effective recommendations 2014 to 2015.

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New UK NSC evidence process published

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 21 October 2015 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

We've just published the UK NSC evidence review process.

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Are you coming to our first ever UK NSC conference?

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 6 October 2015 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

Plans are well under way for the first ever UK National Screening Committee conference.

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Evidence update: consultation on non-invasive prenatal testing and latest UK NSC recommendations

Posted by: John Marshall, Posted on: 13 August 2015 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC is consulting on introducing NIPT to the screening programme for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome.

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