http://www.screening.nhs.uk/ Latest news from the UK Screening Portal website en-gb Sat, 25 May 2013 11:52:22 GMT 2013 National Screening Committee The expanded newborn screening pilot is looking at whether blood spot screening can be extended to a further 5 very rare but very serious conditions. Its  May 2013 newsletter  has just been published. It provides an update on the data collected... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14975 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence of screening for domestic violence in adults  . This consultation runs until the 22nd August 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested parties http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14974 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence of screening for syphilis in pregnancy . This consultation runs until the 14th August 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested parties ( Edit ) http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14814 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:00 GMT Screening The new issue (January - February 2013) 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... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14813 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:52:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence of carrier screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy . This consultation runs until the 5th of August 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested parties http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14810 Fri, 3 May 2013 10:54:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence of screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease . This consultation runs until the 26th of July 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested parties http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14772 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:04:00 GMT Screening NHSmail newsletter has the following useful information: There is a big change to your NHSmail account. In the coming weeks we are doubling everyone's mailbox quotas automatically throughout the service. The work commenced over the weekend of 20th... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14770 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:30:00 GMT Screening All the PHE IT user guides can be found at  http://phenet.phe.gov.uk/Pages/IT-user-guide.aspx http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14767 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:22:00 GMT Screening At its meeting on 20 March 2013, the UK National Screening Committee recommended against introducing population-based screening programmes for the following conditions: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Osteoporosis Biliary Atresia ... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14766 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:14:00 GMT Screening The expanded newborn screening pilot is looking at whether blood spot screening can be extended to a further 5 very rare but very serious conditions. Its April 2013 newsletter  has just been published. It provides an update on the data collected... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14689 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 16:24:00 GMT Screening The UK NSC has updated its 2010  option appraisal on screening for prostate cancer  to incorporate newly released data from the  European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC). http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14614 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:15:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence for screening in old age to prevent hospitalisation and death. This consultation runs until the 22nd of June 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14532 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:09:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence review for Thyroid Disease screening in Adults. This consultation runs until 22nd June 2013. Submissions are invited from all interested parties To access... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14531 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:09:00 GMT Screening by Dr Anne Mackie,  Director of Programmes,  UK National Screening Committee The fundamental changes to health structures in England that come into force on 1 April 2013 represent a real opportunity to improve screening services in the... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14530 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:21:00 GMT Screening At its meeting on 13 November 2012, the UK National Screening Committee recommended against introducing population-based screening programmes for the following conditions: Kernicterus Feto-Maternal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FMAIT) ... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14529 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:50:00 GMT Screening The revised KPI guidance for 2013/14 is now available in the KPI section of the website  together with guidance on the collection and submission of KPI data for 2013/14. At this time of organisational change both documents are subject to in year... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14528 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:08:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence review for screening for Elevated Lead Levels in asymptomatic children aged 1 to 5 years . This consultation runs until 16th June 2013. Submissions are invited... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14425 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:25:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee has started a consultation on the evidence review for screening for Biotinidase Deficiency . The consultation runs until  7 th May 2013 .  Submissions are invited from all interested parties. http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14416 Mon, 4 Mar 2013 12:32:00 GMT Screening The new issue (January - February 2013) 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... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14415 Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:41:00 GMT Screening The UK National Screening Committee's annual report on  Screening in the UK 2011-12  has now been published. As well as introducing the work of the UK NSC and explaining the concept of screening, it covers the UK NSC's policy development work... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14402 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT Screening As part of the UK NSC's current review of screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), we have developed a number of questions and answers  about the condition, its impact and what would be required for a screening programme to be... http://www.screening.nhs.uk/news.php?id=14400 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:33:00 GMT Screening