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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme

How to help women with learning disabilities access antenatal and newborn screening

We’ve published new guidance for screening professionals to support women with learning disabilities and their partners to access and understand antenatal and newborn (ANNB) screening.

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening study days postponed

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A group of people gathered at a study day at King's College London

Kings College London provides a range of sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) study days each year. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the university and the NHS SCT Screening Programme have made a joint decision to defer all SCT …

Third quarterly KPI data for 2019 to 2020 published

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PHE Screening has now published the third set of quarterly key performance indicator (KPI) data for the 2019 to 2020 year.

Screening easy guides updated thanks to expert users

Parents with learning disabilities discuss content of easy read leaflets

The Screening tests for you and your baby easy guides have been improved and updated thanks to fantastic partnership work with The Elfrida Society, a London-based learning disability charity.

New support is available for NHS antenatal and newborn screening providers to offer more digital screening info

Women looks at her mobile phone to access screening information.

With coronavirus limiting social contact, we have been helping maternity providers to signpost women to digital versions of our NHS antenatal and newborn screening information.

Ensuring pregnant trans men get equal quality care

Pregnant trans men can face some unique challenges when accessing healthcare.

Second quarterly KPI data for 2019 to 2020 published

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We have published the second set of quarterly key performance indicator (KPI) data for the 2019 to 2020 year.