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NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

Popular antenatal and newborn screening e-learning module gets a refresh

The module overview page explains how it will provide information about antenatal and newborn screening in England.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a refreshed and updated version of our antenatal and newborn screening e-learning module.

Improvements to our Screening Tests For You and Your Baby booklet

The front cover and an inside page from the new version of Screening Tests For You and Your Baby

Learn about all the changes and improvements to our Screening Tests For You and Your Baby leaflet.

Providers welcome Health Screener Diploma updates

Lynda Childs, Cumbria Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Team Leader, smiling at the camera

Local newborn hearing, diabetic eye and abdominal aortic aneurysm screening providers gave a big thumbs-up to recent updates provided by the national team on the Level 3 Health Screener Diploma process.

Moving antenatal and newborn screening information into the digital age

A close up of a young women holding a newborn baby

Public Health England, NHS England and NHS Digital have begun an ongoing collaboration to move from printed invitation leaflets to online information, starting with antenatal and newborn screening.

Health screener diploma is positive experience for learners and assessors

2 women standing by an ultrasound machine used for AAA screening tests

More than 100 people have now successfully gained their Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners. Here, an assessor and a learner share their experience of the diploma.

Screening key performance indicators: publication of the annual 2017 to 2018 data

Computer screen screen showing the words 'NHS screening programmes: KPI reports 2017 to 2018' with two women talking in the background.

We have published the annual screening data for the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the 2017 to 2018 screening year (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018).

Screening resource cards move online

A screen grab of the new online version of PHE's resource cards. The words at the top say 'antenatal and newborn screening resource.' There is a timeline of the various screening tests and when they should be carried out. In smaller text near the bottom it says 'Click image to watch animated version' and 'click to start' inside a blue button.

We have a published a new online version of our resource cards, giving information about screening offered in pregnancy and to babies.

Latest screening KPI data updates

Public Health England has published new data measuring how the 11 NHS screening programmes are performing.

Guide to 2018/19 screening specifications

NHS England has published the 2018 to 2019 service specifications - important reading for those involved in the commissioning and provision of screening services in England.