Matthew Charlton

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We’re changing the way we collect and report infectious diseases in pregnancy screening data

Matthew Charlton, 16 March 2017 - NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme

The National Antenatal Infection Screening Monitoring (NAISM) team in Public Health England’s National Infection Service (NIS) has published the 2015 annual summary report on antenatal screening for infectious diseases.

Annual sickle cell and thalassaemia data report published for 2015 to 2016

Matthew Charlton, 3 March 2017 - NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme

We have published the annual data report for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme covering 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.

Streamlining data collection processes for infectious diseases in pregnancy screening

Matthew Charlton and Sharon Webb, 11 July 2016 - NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme

...all NHS screening programmes – replacing our previously published newsletters. You can register to receive updates direct to your inbox, so there’s no need to keep checking for new blogs....

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: 2014 to 2015 data report published

Matthew Charlton, 30 March 2016 - NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme

...report in full, here are some of the key findings for 2014 to 2015: approximately 710,000 women (down from 731,000 in 2013 to 2014) received antenatal screening for sickle cell...

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