NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme
We have published the key performance indicator (KPI) non-cancer screening data for the third quarter of 2015 to 2016 (1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015). KPIs are used to measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim to give a …
...videos and can offer some feedback. PHE Screening blogs PHE Screening blogs provide up to date news from all NHS screening programmes – replacing our previously published newsletters. You can...
We have updated our very popular resource cards for midwives to reflect the fact that screening for rubella susceptibility in pregnancy ended on 1 April 2016.
During March we are mailing out copies of the new print run of the 'Screening tests for you and your baby' booklet to every NHS trust in England that has a maternity unit.
It’s been a year since the NHS newborn blood spot screening programme expanded screening for an additional 4 inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs): maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) isovaleric acidaemia (IVA)...
The 'Healthy child programme to 19: health visitor and school nurse commissioning service specifications and guidance' are now available This suite of 4 documents contains the following commissioning guides: Background...
All women and babies should have access to high quality antenatal and newborn screening programmes.
25 February 2016: Please note that the new easy read versions of Screening tests for you and your baby, which are featured in this blog post, have been temporarily withdrawn and are not currently available Every maternity trust in England …
...for referral, meaning the case would have been missed. Thankfully, in this instance, sample procedures were followed effectively and efficiently. Both the initial sample and the repeat sample were taken...
Firstly, a very happy new year to all readers of the PHE Screening blog! The end of December is traditionally a time to reflect on the previous year and I'm sure many of you will have read many such articles …
