Asking questions about screening inequalities
Survey results will hopefully help focus future screening inequalities research where it is needed most.
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We’ve still got a lot to learn about multi-cancer tests
Dr Jessica Lloyd and Dr Sowmiya Moorthie, of Cancer Research UK, discuss multi-cancer tests, their potential use in screening, their challenges and uncertainties.
Five things you should know about the UK NSC
How much do you know about the UK National Screening Committee?
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Screening identifies apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or condition, enabling earlier treatment or informed decisions. National population screening programmes are implemented on the advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which makes independent, evidence-based recommendations to …
How to write about risk: working to produce better public information on screening
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General, UK National Screening Committee
An article to get you thinking about screening, and its balance of risks and benefits.
ISE of newborn screening for SMA set to begin in England from October 2026
The in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in NHS services in England is set to start from October 2026, the latest SMA ISE Partnership Board meeting was told.
UK NSC consults on use of artificial intelligence in the diabetic eye screening programme
The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to the use of automated grading using AI in the diabetic eye screening programme.
UK NSC consults on screening for depression in adults
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Cristina Visintin, Posted on:
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Adult screening, UK National Screening Committee
The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to screening for depression in adults.
Why screening is not the answer to inconsistently applied clinical guidance
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Phil Gardner and Carolina Martinelli, Posted on:
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UK National Screening Committee
Certain screening principles can help support better implementation of clinical guidance without turning that guidance into a screening programme.
UK NSC consults on antenatal screening for hepatitis C virus
The UK NSC has opened a consultation on evidence relating to antenatal screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV).