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UK NSC open call: submitting a screening proposal

Open call for topics process for submitting proposals to the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).

Updates to this page

From:
UK National Screening Committee
Published:
4 August 2022
Last updated:
1 October 2026
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  1. Closure of open call

  2. Minor amendments to submission guidance and request form.

  3. UK NSC's open call for topics updated from annual to 2-yearly process.

  4. Updating wording to reflect fact that 2024 annual call has closed.

  5. Amending timelines for UK NSC responses to annual call submissions.

  6. Removal of previous annual call submissions to separate publication.

  7. Publication of dates for the UK NSC's next annual call

  8. Addition of 2021 annual call submissions to list of previous submissions

  9. UK NSC 2022 annual call for topics has now closed.

  10. Opening of 2022 annual call for topics

  11. First published.

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UK NSC open call: how to submit a proposal

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UK NSC open call submission example

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UK NSC Open Call request form

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UK NSC open call exceptions criteria

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Details

Any individual or organisation can submit a topic to the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to consider. The UK NSC will consider whether the proposal is within the UK NSC remit and, if so, how the topic should be explored further.

The most recent open call ran from 1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026.

See details and outcomes of previous open call submissions to the UK NSC.

During the 3-month open call for topics (previously known as the annual call), individuals or organisations can submit proposals for:

  • new screening topics
  • an early update for topics that the UK NSC has considered within the past 3 years
  • modifications to, or the ceasing of, existing screening programmes

Proposals can cover population screening or targeted screening topics.

UK NSC may review proposals outside an open call period in exceptional circumstances. See UK NSC open call exceptions criteria.

Email uknsc@dhsc.gov.uk if you have any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

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