http://www.screening.nhs.uk/ Latest news from the UK Screening Portal website en-gb Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:23:36 GMT 2012 National Screening Committee 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... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12493 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:06:00 GMT Screening 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. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12491 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:16:00 GMT Screening The UK NSC has started a national consultation on a review of the evidence for screening for HTLV-1 in pregnancy. Consultation runs until 20th April 2012.  Submissions are invited from all interested parties. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12490 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:46:00 GMT Screening The UK NSC has launched its Serious Incident Toolkit , which complements the existing guidance on " Managing Serious Incidents in National Screening Programmes ". It explains in more detail how to apply the principles of  incident management... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12489 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:03:00 GMT Screening The English antenatal and newborn screening leaflet for parents (Screening Tests for You and Your Baby) is translated into 18 languages . These translations are now easier to access, particularly for people who don't speak English. There are... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12487 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:53:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee would like to wish all the visitors to this website and everyone involved in screening across the UK a very Happy Christmas and New Year. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12249 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:13:00 GMT Screening The new issue (Nov-Dec 2011) 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. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12248 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:01:00 GMT Screening The NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme is seeking the views of stakeholders and interested parties on newborn screening for Thalassaemia. Details are available on the programme website and all comments must be received by 21... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12213 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:44:00 GMT Screening The UK NSC has begun consultations on screening for  Cytomegalovirus and for  Duchenne muscular dystrophy . They run until 30 March 2012 and submissions are invited from all interested parties. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12211 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:12:00 GMT Screening The UK NSC has published its annual reports for 2010-11 . The first - Screening in the UK 2010-11: Effective Policies and Programmes - covers policy development, as well as the screening programmes in each UK country. ... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12203 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:09:00 GMT Screening At its meeting on 17 November 2011, the UK National Screening Committee recommended against introducing population-based screening programmes for the following conditions: Alcohol problems Child hypertension Familial... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12182 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:13:00 GMT Screening The draft minutes from the UK NSC meeting on 17 November are now available, together with a press release summarising the recommendations. The minutes from the March 2011 meeting have also now been signed off and an updated version is... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12177 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:31:00 GMT Screening The NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies (NETS) Annual Review for 2010-11 has now been published. The NETS Annual Review highlights key achievements and developments during 2010-11, and the contribution that research funded by NETS programmes is... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12169 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:55:00 GMT Screening The second  NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare  has been published. It aims to identify variation in care offered across the NHS in England and to help clinicians and commissioners to reduce unwarranted variation, as well promoting transparency... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12156 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:07:00 GMT Screening The kpi-submissions@uknsc.org and kpi-queries@uknsc.org email addresses had a problem on 7 December but are now working again and can continue to be used. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12119 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:38:00 GMT Screening The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King's College London is developing a  genetic risk assessment and counselling module, which will take place in June 2012. Further details are available on the NHS Sickle Cell and... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=12077 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:44:00 GMT Screening