The quick and painless pulse oximetry screening test can help detect whether there is enough oxygen in a newborn baby’s blood.
I was appointed antenatal and newborn screening coordinator at King’s College Hospital, London, on 1 June 2014.
The role of the screening technician in measuring the diameter of the aorta is essential to the success of the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.
Nearly 300 staff from local screening services attended the recent half-day update sessions to support the implementation of the new Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners qualification.
Today (4 January) is World Braille Day, which is celebrated annually on the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille.
2016 was a bumper year for the PHE Screening blog – which is now the 6th most subscribed blog across government.