Screening

Information for pregnant people and their whānau about screening for Down syndrome and other conditions during pregnancy.

Information for parents and whānau about the heel prick test - newborn metabolic screening for rare disorders.

Information for parents and whānau about universal hearing screening for newborns to check if your baby hears well.

Information for health professionals about the National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) and screening test called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT).

Information for health professionals about the national breast screening programme aiming to reduce women's morbidity and mortality from breast cancer

Information for health professionals about the National Cervical Screening Programme and HPV primary screening to detect early signs of cancer.

The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) uses HPV primary screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out about HPV Primary Screening.

Information for health professionals about screening during pregnancy for Down syndrome and other conditions.

Information for health professionals about newborn metabolic screening for rare genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis.

Information for health professionals about the universal newborn hearing screening programme including procedures, guidelines and reports.

Most people take part in screening in order to be reassured they are healthy, rather than with the expectation they are not.

We publish a range of screening information, from strategies and plans to guidance for clinicians and other health service providers.

Find the forms required for requesting information from the National Screening Unit's programme data sets.

The Public Records Act 2005 sets the framework for creating and managing information in government.

A number of national screening advisory bodies provide oversight of and advice on population screening programmes.