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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.
Christine Cavanagh
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 1 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 …
Improving outcomes for babies with genetic disorders
Today is Jeans for Genes Day and it's a great chance to highlight the fantastic work that goes into diagnosing, treating and supporting children with genetic disorders.
New blood spot sampling guidelines - give us your views!
The NHS Newborn Blood Spot screening programme screens babies for nine rare but serious conditions by taking blood from the baby’s heel using a special device. This sample is placed onto a blood spot card and sent to a lab …
Exciting developments with blood spot failsafe
In today’s blog post we’d like to tell you about the great progress we’ve made with the Newborn Blood Spot Failsafe Solution (NBSFS).