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New standards for newborn blood spot screening
The revised standards have been published and will be implemented from 1 April.
Christine Cavanagh
Newborn blood spot evaluation update — screening for SCID
Information gained from an NHS evaluation will inform a final UK National Screening Committee recommendation on whether screening for SCID should become part of the newborn blood spot screening programme.
China visit gives food for thought on newborn blood spot screening
Members of the newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme team had an exciting opportunity recently to present at a screening conference in Hangzhou in China. NBS programme manager Christine Cavanagh talks about the trip.
Revised newborn blood spot screening standards published
Over the past few months, we’ve consulted widely with clinical, laboratory and quality assurance colleagues to help revise the newborn blood spot screening standards.
We're consulting on revised newborn blood spot screening standards
We’ve spent the last couple of months reviewing the standards for newborn blood spot (NBS) screening and would like to invite feedback from all our stakeholders.
Blood spot quality is getting better – and more can be done!
It’s been over a year since blood spot screening labs in England began using the same new guidelines for assessing sample quality and we’d like to update everyone on progress.
Newborn blood spot screening: new guidelines, leaflets and data published
March was a busy month for the NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme and we’re now delighted to announce the publication of some great new resources.
Why good quality blood spot samples are vital for screening results
The newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme aims to identify babies who have one of 9 rare but serious conditions. All babies in England are offered this screening test, ideally when they are 5 days old. The test is done …
Need some help making the most of the newborn blood spot failsafe system?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, if that’s the case, then I'm not sure how many words a video adds up to.
Consultation reminder!
Just a reminder that the consultation on a revised version of the guidelines for newborn blood spot sampling closes on 29 September. These guidelines, which were last updated in 2012, support the recommendation of blood spot screening to parents, the …