Cathy was the national programme manager of the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme before retiring in summer 2019.
Details of 2 upcoming free courses run by King's College London for colleagues working in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
Newborn screening laboratories have started to use a new IT system that provides oversight of screen-positive babies from screening to specialist care.
...seems to be having a big impact. Many of the women who refer to the maternity service do so via the trust’s online self-referral form. Once completed, this is automatically...
...and data collection resources and training courses to support the screening programme If you would like a copy of the consultation report please contact the screening helpdesk. PHE Screening blogs...
...Registration Service (NCARDRS) took over collecting it. Read about the current newborn outcomes data collection process. New system To help improve the service further we are developing a new IT...
...31 March 2017 screening performance against national programme standards Main findings Between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017, approximately 677,000 pregnant women were screened for sickle cell and thalassaemia,...
...recently achieved the 50% acceptable standard for KPI ‘timeliness of test’. When fully implemented, these changes should lead to sustainable improvements towards the 75% achievable standard. We would like to...
This study day is for non specialist nurses, midwives and health visitors working in SCT screening in England. Accredited by the Royal College of Midwives, I am pleased to say we are able to provide funding for eligible participants.
...5 years and fell into one of the following categories were invited to participate: Those who knew that they (and the baby’s biological father) both carried a gene for sickle...
...cell disease or thalassaemia major, which are serious inherited blood conditions. This gives parents time to consider the options available. In 2014 we produced 2 patient information leaflets to support...