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Updates: UK National Screening Committee: screening in healthcare

2024

10 May 2024 published amendments

Screening quality assurance

Reference to the need for clear governance and accountability added to section on screening benefits and harms.

2023

15 November 2023 published amendments

Screening glossary of terms

New section added - screening programmes glossary of terms

16 October 2023 published amendments

Executive summary

Addition of wording that screening should be delivered consistently throughout a nation

Screening quality assurance

New quality assurance section added.

2022

21 October 2022 published amendments

Screening standards

New section added.

10 October 2022 published amendments

Executive summary

New section added.

Principles of screening

New section added.

Informed choice

New section added.

Inequalities

New section added.

IT and data

New section added.

Workforce

New section added.