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

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

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

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SCID screening in-service evaluation: analysis of results under way

Posted by: Lauren Cooper, Posted on: 21 May 2024 - Categories: General

The evaluation of screening babies for severe combined immune deficiency in the NHS has come to an end and the results are being analysed.

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Bursaries available for 2024 health screening module

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 20 May 2024 - Categories: General

The UK NSC is pleased again to be able to offer a small number of bursaries to applicants wanting to study the health screening module at the University of Warwick.

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Anne’s ethical principles forged in tandem careers

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 14 May 2024 - Categories: General

UK NSC's clinical ethicist members has tandem passions in work and leisure.

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UK NSC endorses modification to antenatal screening offered for Edwards’ syndrome

Posted by: Elizabeth Luckett, Posted on: 9 May 2024 - Categories: General

UK NSC recommends addition of quadruple test to the antenatal screening pathway for Edwards' syndrome.

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UK NSC screening seminars: let us know what you'd like us to cover

Posted by: TJ Day, Posted on: 30 April 2024 - Categories: General

Send us your ideas for topics to cover at future UK NSC online screening seminars.

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Graham excited by challenges facing the evolving UK NSC

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 16 April 2024 - Categories: General

Dr Graham Shortland OBE talks about his roles on the UK NSC as vice-chair and a paediatric specialist and the exciting challenges facing the committee.

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Anneke helps the UK NSC navigate the complexities of genetics

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 9 April 2024 - Categories: General

Anneke helps the UK NSC navigate the complexities of clinical genetics evidence in screening when public expectations about the ability of genetics to predict ill health are running high.

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Partnership board updated on progress with SMA screening evidence review

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 8 April 2024 - Categories: General

The UK NSC and its partners were updated on work to review the evidence for newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy at the second meeting of the SMA in-service evaluation partnership board.

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New UK NSC guidance explains how conflicts of interest can be mitigated

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 18 March 2024 - Categories: General

New UK NSC guidance explains how the committee decides if action is required to mitigate declared conflicts of interest by stakeholders and members.

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English government endorses recommendation to screen newborns for tyrosinaemia

Posted by: Mike Harris, Posted on: 14 March 2024 - Categories: General

The English government has endorsed the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to add hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 to the conditions screened for by the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme.

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