Changes ahead for the national screening system
Changes ahead for the national screening system
Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.
Application for funded place on genetic risk assessment and counselling course is now open!
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme is excited to offer 25 funded places on the King’s College London Genetic Risk Assessment and Counselling course. This year the 4-day course takes place on 9 May, 10 May, 13 June and 14 June 2019.
Fetal anomaly 2016 to 2017 screening data report published
We have published the 2016 to 2017 data report for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.
Screening year report showcases our work to reduce inequalities
Get a glimpse of what is included in the NHS Screening Programmes in England 2017 to 2018 report
Ensuring the accuracy of screening information
This article explains the benefits of local screening services using the national screening leaflets rather than producing their own information. It also describes the remit of Public Health England in terms of screening information produced by third parties outside of the NHS and government.
We’ve made changes to the family origin questionnaire (FOQ)
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Details of the February 2019 changes and improvements to the sickle cell and thalassaemia screening family origin questionnaire.
Updated standards published for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have updated the national standards for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme.
What we blogged about in February 2019
In case you missed any of them, here is a quick round-up of the PHE Screening blog articles published during February 2019.
Workshops have positive impact on antenatal screening data
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
The national antenatal screening team travelled across the country to deliver data workshops to give screening providers guidance on the submission of complete and accurate screening standards and key performance indicator data.
New spina bifida and anencephaly information leaflets for parents published
Today, we have published updated parent information leaflets covering anencephaly and spina bifida, 2 of the conditions screened for at the fetal anomaly screening mid-pregnancy scan.
Sign up for screening workshop at Warwick
Places are available on the University of Warwick’s popular one-day health screening workshop.