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UK NSC evidence review process

The process by which the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviews evidence relating to national population screening programmes.

Updates to this page

From:
UK National Screening Committee
Published:
20 October 2015
Last updated:
19 August 2025
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  1. Expanded information on in-service evaluation provided in 'UK NSC: evidence review process', section 4.

  2. Addition of reporting checklist for evidence summaries

  3. Clarification that peer-reviewed published sources are used for the production of evidence maps.

  4. Guidance and processes updated to reflect expanded remit of UK NSC to cover targeted and stratified screening as well as population screening.

  5. Addition of update pending message following launch of expanded remit of the UK National Screening Committee.

  6. Clarification of terminology relating to in-service evaluations.

  7. Minor clarifications to reflect the 2017 annual call for topics.

  8. Changed appendix D to reflect the first annual call for topics starting in September 2016.

  9. Updated appendix B to reflect the latest UK NSC criteria.

  10. First published.

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UK NSC: evidence review process

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Reporting checklist for UK NSC evidence summaries

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This document describes the process used by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to review evidence relating to the introduction, modification and cessation of national population, targeted and stratified screening programmes.

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