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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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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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