Improving outcomes for babies with genetic disorders
...important part in this, helping to identify children at risk of some of these disorders early so that they have the best possible outcomes. What are genetic disorders? Genetic disorders...
Annette McHugh is a Midwife by training. She has worked in screening since 2006, first as a Regional Antenatal & Child Health Screening Coordinator in the South West of England and from April 2013 as Programme Manager for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme as part of Public Health England.
Annette relishes the day to day challenges of her role and collaborative working with colleagues in the other 10 screening programmes.
Annette lives in South Wales and enjoys supporting the Cardiff Blues and Wales rugby teams and walking her dog, Alfie, in the wonderful Gwent countryside.
...important part in this, helping to identify children at risk of some of these disorders early so that they have the best possible outcomes. What are genetic disorders? Genetic disorders...
The latest national training for fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) ultrasonographers starts today (11 September) and it features a groundbreaking online learning package. The new training, which is being held...
...for T18 and T13 The policy as recommended by the UK National Screening Committee is to offer first trimester screening to assess the risk of the baby being born with...
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