UK NSC consultations
The UK NSC is currently running consultations on screening for biotinidase deficiencydeficiency, and thyroid disease.disease and cytomegalovirus.
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) runs several types of public consultations.
Condition recommendation consultations
These relate to whether to screen for a certain condition. They are the most common type of consultation. The UK NSC reviews conditions every 3 years to determine whether it can recommend a population screening programme. You can find these conditions in the UK NSC’s recommendations list.
There are slightly different review processes depending on whether the condition is currently recommended or not currently recommended for screening.
Current population screening programme consultations are for:
Programme change consultations
For conditions where there is already a population screening programme, the UK NSC carries out programme change reviews. They relate to how to screen, rather than whether to screen. They are to make recommendations on changing an existing programme, for instance to introduce a new type of screening test.
There are no current programme change consultations.
Closed programme change consultations
Find details of all closed UK NSC programme change consultations.
Last updated
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Updated list of current UK NSC consultations to include consultation on thyroid disease.
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Updated the list of current UK NSC consultations.
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First published.
Update history
2025-08-07 08:51
Details added on consultation for SCID screening
2025-08-06 08:43
Information removed on MLD consultation which closed at 11.59pm on 5 August 2025.
2025-07-17 15:32
Consultation on screening for dementia added.
2025-05-07 08:38
Opening of consultation into screening for Metachromatic leukodystrophy.
2024-12-04 10:31
Opening of consultation into a recommendation to offer HPV self-sampling option to under-screened people in the cervical screening programme.
2024-10-03 15:25
Consultation open into dental disease screening in children aged 6 to 9 years.
2024-03-06 17:00
Closing of consultation into Edwards’ syndrome screening pathway modification.
2024-03-01 15:31
Addition of consultation into addition of quad test to Edwards’ syndrome screening pathway.
2023-08-07 10:51
Consultation opens on allowing use of digital pathology in cancer screening programmes.
2023-06-04 09:30
Vasa praevia consultation has ended
2023-03-03 08:32
Opening of consultation into screening for vasa praevia.
2022-10-31 09:08
End of pre-eclampsia consultation
2022-10-07 08:37
End of HTLV consultation
2022-08-09 09:23
End of iron deficiency anaemia consultation
2022-08-08 11:37
opening of consultation on pre-eclampsia
2022-07-06 11:39
Consultation opened for human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1
2022-07-05 10:57
End of autism consultation
2022-06-09 09:29
Consultation on lung cancer screening has closed.
2022-05-11 08:09
Consultation closed on screening for primary hypertension in children and young people
2022-05-05 08:59
Opening consultation on screening for iron deficiency anaemia in children.
2022-04-11 10:49
Consultation opened on screening for autism.
2022-03-14 14:15
End of consultation on tyrosinaemia.
2022-03-11 16:56
Added details that the population screening programme consultation for lung cancer is now open.
2022-02-21 11:36
Opening of public consultation on screening for primary hypertension in children and young people.
2022-01-19 12:38
2022-01-14 13:12
End of thyroid disease consultation period
2021-12-14 16:58
UK NSC consultation on tyrosinaemia now open.
2021-10-28 13:38
Consultation opened into screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV).
2021-10-18 15:59
Updated list of current UK NSC consultations to include consultation on thyroid disease.
2021-10-12 11:20
Updated the list of current UK NSC consultations.