The UK National Screening Committee Secretariat team supports the independent scientific committee in carrying out its work. Based within the Department of Health and Social Care, the team manages the committee’s governance, evidence review programme, stakeholder engagement, public consultations and communications. It commissions and oversees evidence reviews, coordinates committee and expert group meetings, develops workplans, supports decision-making processes, and helps make sure UK NSC recommendations are evidence-based and transparent.
The modelling study that informed the UK NSC's updated prostate cancer screening recommendation will be maintained for a further 3 years.
The UK NSC has announced 2 new dates for its screening masterclass: Friday 4 September and Monday 7 December.
The government has issued a call to collaborate to seek additional funding to extend the evaluation of newborn screening for SMA to all the English screening laboratories.
The UK NSC has opened a public consultation on screening for osteoporosis in women.
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