Early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening is important in giving time to women and couples to consider their options. Performance varies across the country, so we are sharing some best practice tips and a new checklist tool.
The sickle cell and thalassaemia screening support service provides advice on when antenatal screening results involving a raised level of Hb F, the fetal version of haemoglobin, should be followed up.
Some important points of learning to be aware of from antenatal screening safety incidents.
Key performance indicators (KPIs) measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim to give a high level overview of programme quality. This blog article updates you on the latest KPI data publications. Quarter 2 and 3 KPI data …
We are pleased to announce the launch of a refreshed and updated version of our antenatal and newborn screening e-learning module.
Learn about all the changes and improvements to our Screening Tests For You and Your Baby leaflet.
Details of 2 upcoming free courses run by King's College London for colleagues working in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
Find out how the Sickle Cell Society's successful partnership work with the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme makes a difference to the lives of people who live with sickle cell disorders and their families.
A new set of guides for users of the sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) newborn outcomes IT system have just been published.
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.