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<p>Officials from the Department and Public Health England have engaged with Professor
Sir Mike Richards to ensure that his ongoing review gives consideration to the governance
of all screening programmes.</p><p>The Terms of Reference for Professor Sir Mike Richards'
Review include making recommendations, if needed, on how NHS England interacts with
Public Health England and the Department to translate screening policy into implementation
and on how screening programmes should be commissioned, delivered, performance managed
and quality assured in the future.</p><p>Professor Sir Mike Richards published an
interim report on 24 May on his emerging findings of the independent review of national
screening programmes in England. However, the Government awaits the final recommendations
which will be reported in summer 2019, and will consider these carefully, alongside
the recommendations from the recent reports published by the Public Accounts Committee,
the National Audit Office's investigation into screening and the national Cancer Strategy.</p><p>The
findings of the review will be taken forward as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>
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