Pat Schan

Pat works is a programme clinical advisor for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme, PHE Screening.

Hepatitis B quality improvement project launches with focus on screening and monitoring

Laura Smeaton and Pat Schan, 1 April 2021 - NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme

The hepatitis B quality improvement project has launched after nearly 3 years of planning and preparation. Find out more in this latest in a series of PHE Screening blog articles about this important project.

Improving the pathways for women and babies affected by Hepatitis B

Pat Schan, 30 July 2019 - NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme

World Hepatitis Day (WHD) took place on 28 July. Though it happens only once a year, every day is hepatitis day for me. There are about 257 million people living with the hepatitis B virus infection worldwide. In 2015, the …

A day in the life of an antenatal screening co-ordinator

Pat Schan, 4 July 2016 - General information, 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

...and my own office. “I’m your woman,” I replied. The interview was tough but I got the job. In those days, women attended antenatal screening clinics on a Tuesday morning...

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