Andrea Coleman

Andrea has had experience in all areas of midwifery. She started working in the screening department in 2005 and became the Screening Coordinator at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) NHS Trust in 2009. In 2015 she completed her MSc – Leadership in Healthcare. Andrea and the screening team at NGH are dedicated to continually evaluating and improving standards. And most importantly supporting women and their families through the screening pathway.

A failsafe officer is for life, not just for Christmas

Andrea Coleman, 19 June 2017 - 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

I’m the antenatal and newborn screening coordinator at Northampton General Hospital. That means I’m responsible for making sure we offer and carry out all antenatal and newborn screening tests  correctly for mothers and babies in our care.

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