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The UK NSC 2026 call for screening topics is now open 

The UK NSC 2026 call for screening topics is now open 

The UK NSC 2026 open call for new screening proposals is now open until 30 September.

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Meet the UK NSC: Bob Steele, chair

Posted by: Prof Bob Steele, Posted on: 2 July 2021 - Categories: General
Professor Bob Steele smiling from an office location

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
An abstract image of a human head made up of a circuit board and computer code

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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Heroic efforts during a year of huge challenges

Posted by: Professor Anne Mackie, Posted on: 23 December 2020 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

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

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How do existing screening programmes get modified?

Posted by: Silvia Lombardo, Posted on: 25 November 2020 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

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

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

Posted by: Catherine Joynson, Posted on: 13 November 2020 - Categories: 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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