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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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Consultation into UK NSC recommendation on dental disease screening

Posted by: Peggie Huangfu, Posted on: 17 September 2024 - Categories: General

UK NSC consultation opens into removal of dental disease in children from list of recommendations that are regularly reviewed.

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Asking questions about screening inequalities

Posted by: TJ Day, Posted on: 10 September 2024 - Categories: General

Survey results will hopefully help focus future screening inequalities research where it is needed most.

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A busy first year for UK NSC’s expert research guidance group

Posted by: David Thompson, Posted on: 4 September 2024 - Categories: General

We take a look back at a successful and busy first year for the UK NSC research and methodology group.

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We’ve still got a lot to learn about multi-cancer tests

Posted by: Dr Jessica Lloyd and Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, Posted on: 23 August 2024 - Categories: General

Dr Jessica Lloyd and Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, of Cancer Research UK, discuss multi-cancer tests, their potential use in screening, their challenges and uncertainties.

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Natalie brings sociological perspective to work of UK NSC

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 19 August 2024 - Categories: Uncategorized

Profile on Professor Natalie Armstrong, the UK NSC’s implementation scientist expert

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England achieves WHO certification for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B

Posted by: Tsitsi Muchayingeyi, Posted on: 15 August 2024 - Categories: General

Routine antenatal screening and neonatal immunisation have helped England achieve the World Health Organisation elimination targets for hepatitis B mother to child transmission.

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Significant progress made with SMA screening in-service evaluation planning

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 31 July 2024 - Categories: General

The latest meeting of the SMA Screening In-service evaluation Partnership Board heard that significant progress had been made with the planning of the newborn screening ISE for spinal muscular atrophy.

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Beth’s love of problem-solving is ideal for her UK NSC role

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 22 July 2024 - Categories: General

Profile of UK NSC test expert member Professor Bethany Shinkins.

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Annual report highlights examples of UK NSC’s evolution and innovation

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 18 July 2024 - Categories: General

Today we have published the UK NSC annual report, summarising the committee’s work and achievements during the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

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UK NSC’s multi-layered approach to understanding multi-cancer detection tests

Posted by: Dr Tom Callender, Posted on: 12 July 2024 - Categories: General

The UK NSC is working to understand multi-cancer detection tests and their possible impact on screening through multiple strands of work.

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