Screening: inequalities

Shared learning practice examples

Screening programme	Link to PHE screening blog	Indicative content of blog	Contact
Inequalities	24 May 2018 Addressing inequalities in AAA screening	Information about new guidance for AAA screening providers, commissioners and other stakeholders on sharing learning and good practice in reducing barriers to attendance	Lisa Summers Programme manager, AAA screening programme [email protected]
Inequalities	24 May 2018 PHE Screening’s inequalities strategy launched – PHE screening	PHE Screening publishes their inequality strategy	Jo Taylor Project Manager Inequalities and Uptake, PHE Screening [email protected]Linda Syson-Nibbs [email protected]
Inequalities	30 July 2018 GPs’ duty to share information can be just as important as duty to protect confidentiality – PHE screening	GPs duty to share information can be just as important as the duty to protect confidentiality	Jim McMorran GP Advisor to the UK National Screening Committee [email protected]
Inequalities	17 July 2018 Keeping up the momentum to tackle inequalities in screening – PHE screening	An update on some of PHE Screening activities to address the inequality strategy	Jo Taylor Project Manager Inequalities and Uptake, PHE Screening [email protected]Linda Syson-Nibbs [email protected]
Inequalities	13 September 2018 Easy guides for pregnant women with learning disabilities well received – PHE screening	Audit reveals how pregnant women with learning disabilities and health professionals view PHE antenatal and newborn screening easy read information	Sarah Morgan Public health registrar [email protected]
Inequalities	24 September 2018 New easy guide aims to improve access to diabetic eye screening – PHE screening	PHE Screening has published an updated version of our easy guide to diabetic eye screening to help make screening more accessible to people who have a learning disability or who struggle with written English	Mike Harris Publications and Information Manager PHE Screening [email protected]
Inequalities	22 November 2018 Making screening more accessible for people with a severe mental illness	This blog encourages providers and commissioners to think about how they can meet the needs of people with serious mental illness so they do not miss out on screening invitations	Linda Syson-Nibbs [email protected] [email protected] Consultant in Public Health / Head of QA Midlands and East PHE Screening
Inequalities Diabetic eye screening	14 November 2018 Breaking down barriers to diabetic eye screening attendance	A look at the factors that cause people not to attend their diabetic eye screening appointment.	Agnes C Bourke [email protected] Administration Manager-NHS North Central London Diabetic Eye Screening ProgrammeIveta Olejkova [email protected] Team Leader I Referral outcome grader North Central London Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
Inequalities Breast screening	21 November 2018 Supporting women with learning disabilities to access breast screening	New national guidance and information to help local breast screening providers support women with learning disabilities.	Emma O’Sullivan [email protected] National Breast Screening Programme Development Lead
Inequalities Bowel screening	4 December 2018 Tackling inequalities in bowel cancer screening	A round-up of successful initiatives in Merseyside to reduce inequalities in bowel cancer screening	Marie Coughlin [email protected] Screening and Immunisation Manager Public Health England (Cheshire and Merseyside)
AAA Inequalities Learning disabilities	4 February 2019 Focusing on carers is helping to improve access to AAA screening for men with learning disabilities	The manager of the South Devon and Exeter AAA Screening Programme describes how her service has worked to improve access to screening for eligible men with learning disabilities by engaging with their carers	Lynda Pyke AAA Programme Manager Exeter and South Devon AAA Screening Programme [email protected]
Inequalities Cancer screening	15 March 2019 Addressing inequalities in LGBT cancer screening coverage	The first of a series of blog posts in which we’re looking at inequalities in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) cancer screening coverage	Sophie Meagher Policy Officer LGBT Foundation [email protected]
Screening information Inequalities	8 March 2019 Screening year report showcases our work to reduce inequalities	Get a glimpse of what is included in the NHS Screening Programmes in England 2017 to 2018 report	Anne Mackie via PHE Screening helpdesk [email protected]
Inequalities	15 March 2019 New national guidance aims to reduce inequalities for people with severe mental illness	We’ve published new guidance for screening providers and commissioners that aims to improve access to screening for people with severe mental illness	Mike Harris Publications and Information Manager PHE Screening [email protected]
Inequalities Cancer screening	15 March 2019 Addressing inequalities in LGBT cancer screening coverage	The first of a series of blog posts in which we’re looking at inequalities in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) cancer screening coverage	Sophie Meagher Policy Officer LGBT Foundation [email protected]
Screening information Inequalities	20 March 2019 North East experts by experience help develop new screening easy guides	Find out how information gathered at a recent workshop has helped with the development of new national easy guides for cervical and bowel cancer screening	Julie Tucker Macmillan Project Manager (Cancer Screening and Learning Disabilities) for North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network [email protected]
Inequalities Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening	3 April 2019 Using local knowledge to improve AAA screening attendance in Peterborough	Finding alternative screening locations and overcoming language barriers to increase uptake	Naomi Hanwell AAA Screening Manager, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and West Suffolk [email protected]
Inequalities Breast and cervical screening	4 April 2019 Tackling breast and cervical screening inequalities in Merseyside	Merseyside initiatives to tackle inequalities in cancer screening	Marie Coughlin [email protected]
Inequalities Breast screening	9 April 2019 How the North Midlands breast screening team uses Facebook to increase breast screening uptake	North Midlands Breast Screening Service has used Facebook to help reverse a 10-year decline in screening uptake	Gina Newman Health Improvement Practitioner [email protected]
Inequalities Cervical screening for trans people	10 April 2019 Reducing cervical screening inequalities for trans people	How screening services can take steps to be more LGBT inclusive	Aimee Linfield LGBT Foundation Pride in Practice Co-ordinator [email protected]
Inequalities Cervical screening	15 April 2019 We’ve updated our easy guide to cervical screening	Updated easy guide to cervical screening aims to reduce inequalities for people with learning disabilities	Katie Storer Cervical Screening Programme Facilitator [email protected]
Inequalities Bowel cancer screening	3 May 2019 Tackling screening inequalities in BAME communities	Work by London-based charity Community Links to tackle inequalities	Zoraida Colorado Community Links [email protected]
Inequalities AAA screening	29 May 2019 Short film aims to reduce barriers to AAA screening attendance for men with learning disabilities	Dorset and Wiltshire AAA screening programme develops short film to inform men with learning disabilities about AAA screening	Debbie Munro AAA Screening Programme Manager, Dorset and Wiltshire [email protected]
Inequalities Cervical screening	30 May 2019 Raising awareness of HPV – a view from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust	Jo’s Trust working to raise awareness and reduce stigma to increase uptake of cervical screening	Rob Music Chief Executive, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust [email protected]
Inequalities Cervical screening	12 June 2019 Talking about cell changes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2019 – a view from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust	Jo’s Trust working to explain cell changes and results from screening or colposcopy tests to reduce fear, increase knowledge and support women	Rob Music Chief Executive, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust [email protected]
Inequalities AAA screening	4 November 2019 AAA screeners and nurses enjoy development and networking events	PHE Screening held training and development events for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening technicians and nurse specialists from 34 local screening providers.	Tsitsi Muchayingeyi National education manager – Young Person and Adult Screening Programmes PHE Screening [email protected]

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Last Updated on 16th June 2023 by rgledhill