Information about replacing our credit card sized collection of plastic resource cards which support midwives in their conversations about screening with women and their families, to facilitate informed choices.
Completion of the level 3 diploma is required for screeners who are not qualified healthcare professionals currently on a professional register. Qualified professionals working in the AAA or DES programmes only need to complete the units of the diploma that are relevant to their role.
We have published new guidance that describes the checks and audits needed for antenatal and newborn screening pathways.
A new survey report highlights best practice for newborn screening in non-maternity settings.
Reorganisation of child health information services might cause issues with newborn screening IT systems if local checks are not in place.
Lindsay Kimm reflects on her 30 years of working in population screening programmes.
We’re asking midwives to fill in a short survey about our credit card sized collection of plastic resource cards giving information about screening offered in pregnancy and to newborn babies.
We have reviewed and updated the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme standards. The updated 2017 to 2018 NHSP standards have an implementation date of 1 April 2018.
If you’re reading this then you’ve hopefully seen the PHE ‘screening resource pack for student midwives'. We send it out every year to all universities in England and ask midwifery tutors to give a set to all new starter students. …
Here’s a list of every blog issued in January and February 2018.
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