Our governance

Details of the structure of the UK National Screening Committee and its expert and advisory groups.

UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)

The chair, vice chair and members of the committee are listed below and on the UK NSC home page. Other people who may attend UK NSC and expert group meetings are listed below.

The UK NSC register of interests lists any private interests of committee and expert group members that may conflict, or be perceived to conflict, with their duties on the committee.

Committee members

Officials

Secretariat

  • Professor Anne Mackie (UK NSC screening policy lead and Deputy Director of Prevention Services, DHSC)
  • Mr John Marshall (Evidence Lead, UK NSC)
  • Ms Zeenat Mauthoor (Secretariat Expert Committee and DHSC Policy Liaison Manager, UK NSC)

Four country representatives

  • Dr Carol Beattie (Senior Medical Officer, Northern Ireland)
  • Ray Smith (Head of Screening Policy, DHSC)
  • Dr Heather Payne (Consultant Paediatrician, Senior Medical Officer for Maternal and Child Health, Welsh Government)
  • Dr Tasmin Sommerfield, National Screening Oversight, NHS Scotland

Observers

  • Rebecca Albrow (Associate Director, NICE)
  • Martin Allaby (Consultant in Public Health and Evidence-based Healthcare, NICE)
  • Prof Peter Bradley (Government of Jersey)
  • Nicola Brink (State of Guernsey)
  • Gareth Brown (Director of Screening, NHS National Services Scotland)
  • Harrison Carter, (Director of Screening, NHS England)
  • Dr Suzanne Crowe (Chair of the National Screening Advisory Committee, Republic of Ireland)
  • Dr Lisa Douet (Senior Research Advisor, National Co-ordinating Centre for HTA)
  • Roberta James (Programme lead, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN))
  • Dr Meng Khaw (Public Health Director, Public Health Wales)
  • Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka (Clinical Lead of the Scottish Genomics Network)
  • Dr Tracy Owen (Consultant in Public Health Public, Health Agency Northern Ireland)
  • Susan Spillane, Assistant Director, Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Ireland
  • Angela Timoney (Chair, SIGN Council)

Expert and advisory groups

Fetal, maternal and child health (FMCH) group

The FMCH group advises and supports the UK NSC in its work to consider evidence and make formal recommendations on screening for health conditions affecting babies, mothers and children.

See also FMCH terms of reference and FMCH register of interests.

Adult Reference Group (ARG)

The ARG advises and supports the UK NSC in its work to consider evidence and make formal recommendations on screening for health conditions affecting adults.

See also ARG terms of reference and ARG register of interests.

Research and Methodology Group (RMG)

The RMG aims to keep up to date with ongoing research related to screening, identify UK NSC research requirements and advise on mechanisms to address them.

See also RMG terms of reference and RMG register of interests.

Blood Spot Task Group (BSTG)

The BSTG supports the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) in identifying practical and innovative approaches to developing evidence to support recommendations relating to blood spot screening for rare diseases.

See also BSTG terms of reference and membership.

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