Improving outcomes for babies with genetic disorders
...(the processes that turn substances in food into energy). The screening tests identify which babies are thought to be at a higher risk of having a condition. For some conditions...
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.
...(the processes that turn substances in food into energy). The screening tests identify which babies are thought to be at a higher risk of having a condition. For some conditions...
...fetal heart anomalies. FASP has developed an amazing online learning package to support ultrasonographers’ learning on the 3VT view, which is completely free for NHS staff to register for. And,...
I’m sure you’re all very aware of the big changes we’ve made recently to the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). From April 2015, eligible pregnant women in England started...
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