general principles of screening
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Screening may be described as the process of looking at a population perceived to be at risk from a condition in an attempt to identify those at higher risk, in whom some intervention may be made.
A summary of the timeline for the current NHS screening programmes is presented below:
Last edited 07/2019
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- criteria for screening
- characteristics of a screening test
- screening protocols in the UK
- Wilson criteria for screening
- NHS screening programme for sickle cell and thalassaemia
- screening (for large bowel cancer using FOB tests)
- screening with elective repair of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA)
- screening for diabetic retinopathy
- breast screening
- cervical screening
- antenatal and newborn screening
- NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
- NHS Health Check (vascular risk)