Alison Fiddler

Alison joined PHE in 2013 as a Quality Assurance Advisor for Antenatal and Newborn programmes.
Alison is a Registered Midwife and prior to joining PHE, she worked in a variety of clinical midwifery roles both in the UK and New Zealand.
Alison has specialised in screening for the last five years and loves the complexity and variety of challenges that screening work brings.
She enjoys yoga, cycling around London and supporting her local parkrun.

Antenatal and newborn screening: sharing best practice across London

Alison Fiddler, 16 February 2016 - 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, Screening Quality Assurance Service

All women and babies should have access to high quality antenatal and newborn screening programmes.

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