By: Tim Davies
You have to ask why, if the evidence for such a programme is so strong, NHS England does not commission this service consistently across the country in the same way that it commissions other screening...
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Amblyopia is not a "mild problem". An undetected and untreated amblyopia can lead to permanent loss of vision in one eye. If an untreated adult then lost their better eye, or more importantly an...
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Dear Anna, thank you for getting in touch. You make an important point. The purpose of using terms like mild is to get over to the reader that these are problems which the parent or child might miss...
View ArticleBy: Anne Mackie
Thanks Tim. Screening for vision and hearing problems in 4 to 5 years olds is part of the local authority commissioned healthy child programme and has been since 2013. The strength of evidence is not...
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Hi I understand the responsibility sits with LA commissioning as part of the 0-19 healthy child programme, however as evidence suggests and the NSC recommend that this should be a national screening...
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<a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/pub-hlth-res/">The public health functions agreement (Section 7A)</a> is an annual agreement between the Secretary of State for Health and...
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