UK NSC public consultations
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-08)

This guide provides details of current (open) UK NSC consultations, previous (closed)  consultations and descriptions of the types of consultation we run.

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) invites stakeholders and members of the public to take part in consultations on its proposed screening recommendations.

Open (current) consultations

The UK NSC is currently consulting on evidence relating to screening for the conditions listed below.

Type 2 diabetes in adults

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s type 2 diabetes recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/diabetes/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 2 March 2026.

Iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s anaemia recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/anaemia/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 24 February 2026.

Prostate cancer

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s prostate cancer recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/prostate-cancer/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 20 February 2026.

Intimate partner violence

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s intimate partner violence page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/partner-violence/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 18 February 2026.

Fragile X Syndrome

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s Fragile X recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/fragile-x/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 16 February 2026.

Bladder cancer

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s bladder cancer recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/bladder-cancer/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 9 February 2026.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s cytomegalovirus recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/cytomegalovirus/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 6 February 2026.

Antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions

To take part in the consultation, click on the grey ‘View documents’ button on the UK NSC’s antenatal and postnatal mental health conditions recommendation page (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/antenatal-and-postnatal-mental-health/). Then submit your response by clicking on the green ‘Submit comments’ button.

The deadline for responses is 11:59pm GMT on 4 February 2026.

Outcomes of previous (closed) consultations

Find information on previous consultations on the UK NSC recommendations list (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/). This includes links to supporting documents from the most recent consultation for each condition.

Types of UK NSC consultation

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) runs the following types of public consultations.

Condition recommendation consultations

These relate to whether to screen for a certain condition. They are the most common type of consultation. The UK NSC reviews conditions every 3 years to determine whether it can recommend a screening programme. You can find these conditions in the UK NSC’s recommendations list (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/).

There are slightly different review processes (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process) depending on whether the condition is currently recommended or not currently recommended for screening.

Programme change consultations

For conditions where there is already a population screening programme, the UK NSC carries out programme change reviews. They relate to how to screen, rather than whether to screen. They are to make recommendations on changing an existing programme, for instance to introduce a new type of screening test.

Taking part in UK NSC consultations

You can Subscribe to UK NSC updates (https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/subscribe/public-start/) to receive alerts when the UK NSC opens screening consultations for conditions you are interested in.

The UK NSC blog also posts an announcement when a new consultation opens. You can subscribe to receive UK NSC blog alerts (https://nationalscreening.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/).

Our document collection ‘UK NSC: evidence, consultations and reviews (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-nsc-evidence-consultations-and-reviews)’ provides information on how screening recommendations are made.