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25 years on: how the UK NSC has transformed screening for the better

Posted by: Dr Angela Raffle, Posted on: 30 July 2021 - Categories: UK National Screening Committee

The UK National Screening Committee is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Dr Angela Raffle looks back at its creation and how it has transformed screening for the better.

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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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Guidance on informed choice in screening

Posted by: Sikha de Souza, Posted on: 12 August 2018 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

Launch of UK NSC branded guidance on personal informed choice.

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Primary HPV testing update

Posted by: Ruth Stubbs, Posted on: 1 March 2018 - Categories: Cervical Screening, Screening Quality Assurance Service, UK National Screening Committee

In 2016 it was announced that HPV primary screening will be rolled out in the cervical screening programme. Here we take a look at how the plans are coming along.

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New UK-wide public information group getting to work

Posted by: Jo Harcombe, Posted on: 9 February 2017 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

An update on the new UK-wide public information group, set up to share good ideas and resources more easily.

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Who'd opt out of screening?

Posted by: Nick Johnstone-Waddell, Posted on: 30 September 2016 - Categories: General, UK National Screening Committee

A blog article on informed choice in screening and opting out.

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