Posted 28 June, 2009 - 20:17 by steve
I knew only a couple of screening programme in England, such as breast screen and cervical smear. So I searched if any other programmes are also running. These can be divided into 3 according to age group.
Screening programmes in England
Antenatal
- Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme
- Infectious diseases in pregnancy
- Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Newborn
- Newborn & Infant Physical Examination
- Newborn Blood Spot
- Newborn Hearing Screening
Adult
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Cancer - Breast
- Cancer - Cervical
- Cancer - Bowel
- Cancer - Prostate
- Chlamydia
- Vascular Checks
Full info on UK screening portal