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Screening

Health NZ provides bowel, breast, cervical, pregnancy and newborn health screening programmes across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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  • Screening for Down syndrome and other conditions (goes to another website)

    Information for pregnant people and their whānau about screening for Down syndrome and other conditions during pregnancy.
  • Heel prick test — newborn metabolic screening (goes to another website)

    Information for parents and whānau about the heel prick test - newborn metabolic screening for rare disorders.
  • Universal hearing screening for newborns (goes to another website)

    Information for parents and whānau about universal hearing screening for newborns to check if your baby hears well.
  • National Bowel Screening Programme

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

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

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

    The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) uses HPV primary screening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Find out about HPV Primary Screening.
  • Antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other conditions

    Information for health professionals about screening during pregnancy for Down syndrome and other conditions.
  • Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme

    Information for health professionals about newborn metabolic screening for rare genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis.
  • Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

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

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

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

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

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

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

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      • Screening for Down syndrome and other conditions
      • Heel prick test — newborn metabolic screening
      • Universal hearing screening for newborns
      • National Bowel Screening Programme
      • BreastScreen Aotearoa
      • National Cervical Screening Programme
      • HPV Primary Screening
      • Antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other conditions
      • Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme
      • Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
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