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UK NSC 2026 call for topics to open on 1 July

UK NSC 2026 call for topics to open on 1 July

The UK National Screening Committee's 2026 call for new screening topics will open on 1 July and close on 30 September.

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Consultation opens on population screening for cytomegalovirus 

Posted by: Cristina Visintin, Posted on: 14 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to antenatal and newborn screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV).

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UK NSC consults on evidence related to screening for antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions

Posted by: Omaer Syed, Posted on: 12 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has opened a consultation on evidence relating to population screening for antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions.

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Sign up for UK NSC online seminar on assessing screening programme effectiveness

Posted by: TJ Day, Posted on: 7 November 2025 - Categories: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening, UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC is holding its next seminar on 1 December, looking at how to assess the effectiveness of screening programmes.

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Going Dutch to strengthen international collaboration on screening challenges and opportunities

Posted by: Andrew Anderson, Posted on: 6 November 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

Members of the UK NSC Secretariat joined experts from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and the Republic of Ireland at the latest Nordic Screening Network meeting.

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UK NSC announces engagement event for organisations developing novel cervical screening tests

Posted by: TJ Day, Posted on: 3 November 2025 - Categories: Cervical Screening

The UK National Screening Committee is hosting a roundtable information-sharing event on new technologies relating to cervical screening tests.

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UK NSC Blood Spot Task Group work leads to new journal publication 

Posted by: Silvia Lombardo, Posted on: 24 October 2025 - Categories: Newborn Blood Spot Screening, UK National Screening Committee

Paper explores the challenges, opportunities and practical approaches when developing mathematical models to support policy decisions in newborn blood spot screening.

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Analysis of consultation responses gives valuable insight into families’ experiences of congenital CMV

Posted by: Ros Greiner and Heather Bailey, Posted on: 20 October 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

Analysis of UK NSC consultation responses published in journal article.

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Tyrosinaemia screening implemented in England

Posted by: Jane Hibbert and Miranda Lawton, Posted on: 14 October 2025 - Categories: Uncategorized

Newborn screening for hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1) has been implemented in England.

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Behind the scenes with the UK NSC’s Research and Methodology Group

Posted by: Professor Sian Taylor-Phillips, Posted on: 30 September 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK NSC’s Research and Methodology Group has advised on a wide range of screening research projects since its launch.

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UK NSC moves to 2-yearly open call cycle

Posted by: Katy Town, Posted on: 22 September 2025 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

UK NSC is moving to a 2-yearly cycle for inviting stakeholders to submit new screening topic proposals.

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