PHE Screening in the time of coronavirus
PHE Screening in the time of coronavirus
For the time being this blog will focus on essential information to help support screening services.
What we blogged about in July 2020
A round-up of all Public Health England (PHE) screening blog posts published in July 2020.
Procurement process launched in evaluative roll out of NIPT screening
A formal procurement process for laboratories wishing to provide non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been launched for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).
NHS AAA screening information moving from print to digital
We have blogged before about the need to reduce the use of printed leaflets by NHS screening services and make the most of digital information opportunities. PHE has been producing more and more online information about the NHS screening programmes and supporting …
AAA screening networking days for clinical skills trainers moved online
Regional networking days for AAA screening clinical skills trainers this autumn will now be held online.
Updated reporting system to improve outcomes for pregnant women with syphilis and their babies
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Laura Smeaton, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
Health professionals can now submit data on maternal screen positive syphilis cases to the Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service (ISOSS).
How to help women with learning disabilities access antenatal and newborn screening
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Nadia Permalloo, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We’ve published new guidance for screening professionals to support women with learning disabilities and their partners to access and understand antenatal and newborn (ANNB) screening.
We need your help to make fetal anomaly screening information accessible
Survey for NHS antenatal screening providers to help inform smooth transition to using digital information resources for pregnant women.
COVID-19 information sheet and updated letter templates support safe provision of NHS diabetic eye screening
COVID-19 information sheet and updated national letter templates published for local NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme providers.
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening study days postponed
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Kings College London provides a range of sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) study days each year. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the university and the NHS SCT Screening Programme have made a joint decision to defer all SCT …
Easy read versions of AAA and diabetic eye screening letter templates now available
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Phil Gardner, Posted on:
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
We have published easy read versions of national screening invitation letter templates for the NHS-led abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening and diabetic eye screening (DES) programmes.