Here is a round-up of each and every Public Health England (PHE) screening blog post published in July 2020. There were 9 in total.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
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.
Antenatal and newborn screening
NHS fetal anomaly screening care pathways updated in more accessible format
Updated accessible pathways published for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening and the 20-week ultrasound screening scan.
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening study days postponed
The study days provided by King's College London have been postponed this year.
We need your help to make fetal anomaly screening information accessible
A survey for NHS antenatal screening providers to help inform smooth transition from printed to digital information resources for pregnant women.
How to help women with learning disabilities access antenatal and newborn screening
New guidance for screening professionals to support women with learning disabilities and their partners to access and understand antenatal and newborn screening.
Updated reporting system to improve outcomes for pregnant women with syphilis and their babies
Health professionals can now submit data on maternal screen positive syphilis cases to the Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service.
Diabetic eye screening
COVID-19 information sheet and updated national letter templates published for local NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme providers.
General information
Third quarterly KPI data for 2019 to 2020 published
The newly published third set of quarterly key performance indicator (KPI) data for the 2019 to 2020 year.
Easy read versions of AAA and diabetic eye screening letter templates now available
New easy read versions of national screening invitation letter templates for the NHS-led abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening and diabetic eye screening (DES) programmes have been published.
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