UK NSC Recommendations

This list summarises whether population screening is currently recommended for a condition or not, and if it is open to public comments at this time.

Recommendations are reviewed regularly, usually every 3 years. Use the filters to read the details of the findings and supporting documents from the most recent review.

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Condition Who it affects Screening recommended Public comments
Partner violence (pregnancy) Antenatal Not recommended
Parvovirus Antenatal Not recommended
Patau's syndrome Antenatal Recommended
PKU Newborn Recommended
Placenta praevia Antenatal Not recommended
Postnatal depression Antenatal Not recommended
Pre-eclampsia Antenatal Not recommended
Preterm birth Antenatal Not recommended
Prostate cancer Adult Not recommended
Psychiatric illness Antenatal Not recommended
Rubella susceptibility Antenatal Not recommended
SCID Newborn Not recommended
Scoliosis Child Not recommended
Sickle cell and thalassaemia Antenatal Recommended
Sickle cell disease (newborn) Newborn Recommended
Speech & language delay Child Not recommended
Spinal muscular atrophy Antenatal, Newborn Not recommended
Stillbirth Antenatal Not recommended
Stomach cancer Adult Not recommended
Sudden cardiac death Adult Not recommended