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10 May 2012
New consultation on cervical screening
The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the age of first invitation for cervical screening and the frequency of invitation for women aged between 50-64 years.
The consultation runs until 9 August 2012. Submissions are invited from all interested parties.
7 May 2012
New consultations for Canavan's disease, Familial dysautonomia and Tay Sachs disease
The UK National Screening Committee has started consultations on the evidence reviews for screening for Canavan's disease, Familial dysautonomia and Tay Sachs disease.
The consultations run until 3 August 2012. Submissions are invited from all interested parties.
1 May 2012
Screening Matters Issue 7
The new issue (Mar-Apr 2012) of the UK NSC's Screening Matters newsletter is now available online, with the latest screening policy information, as well as updates on the English national screening programmes and cross-programme work.
Screening Matters has now been going for over a year and to find out what people think of it, we are running a short survey (which should only take a minute to fill in). The link to the survey is available in the welcome section of the newsletter. Many thanks to everyone taking the time to provide feedback.
16 April 2012
Warwick funding process started
The UK NSC are pleased to once again be able to support two students on the 2012 Health Screening Module at Warwick University. Click here for details and to download an application form.
26 March 2012
Scoliosis and kernicterus consultations
The UK NSC has started national consultations on the evidence for screening for scoliosis in children and kernicterus in newborns.
Both consultation run until 23 June 2012. Submissions are invited from all interested parties.
27 February 2012
Screening Matters Issue 6
The new issue (Jan-Feb 2012) of the UK NSC's Screening Matters newsletter is now available online, with the latest screening policy information, as well as updates on the English national screening programmes and cross-programme work.
27 February 2012
Screening module from BMJ Learning
We are pleased to announce the recent launch of the BMJ Learning Antenatal and newborn screening module which has been developed in association with the UK National Screening Committee. It is designed for GPs, medical students and hospital doctors and takes about an hour to work through.
» Find out more on the CPD website and access the module
27 February 2012
Updated English antenatal and newborn screening leaflet
The UK NSC publishes two versions of its information leaflet on antenatal and newborn screening:
- Screening Tests for You and Your Baby (72 pages)
- Screening Tests for Your Baby (32 pages)
The new 2012 versions of these leaflets are now available for download.
23 January 2012
Launch of new NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme website
The English National Screening Programme for Diabetic Retinopathy today changed its name to become the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.
The new national programme name will help to raise awareness of the importance of eye screening as it will be more accessible and meaningful for people with diabetes and the wider public. The new national programme website has also been launched - the address is now diabeticeye.screening.nhs.uk.
20 January 2012
CHT screening in preterm infants
The NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme has published its revised policy for CHT screening in preterm infants, which will be implemented in all four UK countries on 1 April 2012.
