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UK NSC consultations

The UK NSC is currently running consultations on screening for tyrosinaemialung andcancer, for primary hypertension in children and young people.people, and tyrosinaemia.

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UK National Screening Committee
Published
14 May 2021
Last updated
2111 FebruaryMarch 2022 — See all updates

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.

Published 14 May 2021
Last updated 2111 FebruaryMarch 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added details that the population screening programme consultation for lung cancer is now open.

  2. Opening of public consultation on screening for primary hypertension in children and young people.

  3. Consultation closed for cytomegalovirus.

  4. End of thyroid disease consultation period

  5. UK NSC consultation on tyrosinaemia now open.

  6. Consultation opened into screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV).

  7. Updated list of current UK NSC consultations to include consultation on thyroid disease.

  8. Updated the list of current UK NSC consultations.

  9. Added alcohol misuse and Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the current consultations.

  10. The UK NSC has started consultations on screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, automated grading in diabetic eye screening and the use of AI in breast cancer screening.

  11. First published.