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The UK NSC is consulting on whether to offer an HPV self-sampling option to people who rarely or never attend their cervical screening appointments.
Detailed planning work is under way for the implementation of newborn screening in England for hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1), a rare genetic condition.
UK NSC informed choice principles
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Best practice for the facilitation of informed choices in screening.
The latest meeting of the SMA Screening In-service evaluation Partnership Board heard that interim results of a new modelling study into SMA screening for the UK context had been presented to a stakeholder workshop.
Screening professionals full of praise for 5-day Warwick course: ‘An excellent experience all round’
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) received 26 proposals in response to its 2024 annual open call for topics. Submissions included new screening topics, modifications to existing programmes and early topic updates.
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The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the NHS in the 4 UK countries about all aspects of screening and supports implementation of screening programmes.
UK NSC is part of the Department of Health and Social Care, the Welsh Government, The Scottish Government, and the Department of Health (Northern Ireland).
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