NHS fetal anomaly screening care pathways updated in more accessible format
Updated accessible pathways published for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening and the 20-week ultrasound screening scan.
Liane Powell
Liane has worked in screening since 2013, firstly as an Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator for a multi-site NHS Trust, then as Project Lead within the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.
She loves the variety and depth of the work within the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes, and the rewards and challenges that working within PHE Screening brings.
She is a registered midwife and nurse and remains focussed on enabling high quality care for women and babies.
She lives near the Lake District and enjoys spending time exploring the Lakeland fells with her family, from their trusty campervan.
New support is available for NHS antenatal and newborn screening providers to offer more digital screening info
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With coronavirus limiting social contact, we have been helping maternity providers to signpost women to digital versions of our NHS antenatal and newborn screening information.
CVS and aminocentesis leaflet updated and published in HTML
We have updated our chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis: information for parents resource and now published it in digital HTML format.
Find out what happened at our event about digital screening information for pregnant women
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Read about our event for Trust screening co-ordinators as part of our work to move to digital antenatal and newborn screening information.
User research into antenatal and newborn digital screening information
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We've been busy asking people for their views about the move to digital screening information. Find out more about the different ways we've been consulting with our users.
Antenatal ultrasound scan information sheets updated
We have updated and improved the national information we provide about the ultrasound scans offered to women during pregnancy.
New spina bifida and anencephaly information leaflets for parents published
Today, we have published updated parent information leaflets covering anencephaly and spina bifida, 2 of the conditions screened for at the fetal anomaly screening mid-pregnancy scan.
Updated information on congenital heart disease published for parents
Today, we have published the updated information fetal anomaly screening programme leaflet for parents about congenital heart disease.
A new home for NIPT training resource
An update for those who have been nominated to deliver non-invasive prenatal testing training within their organisation.
National fetal anomaly screening guidance updated
We have updated our national guidance the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) handbook and the FASP handbook for laboratories to help ensure local screening services meet national standards.