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.
We need your input on the new sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme handbook
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have launched a period of consultation on the draft NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme handbook.
We’ve updated sickle cell and thalassaemia screening guidelines for counselling and referral for prenatal diagnosis
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Jamili Miah, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have updated our national guidance on counselling and referral for prenatal diagnosis for women and couples at risk of having a baby with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia major.
New provider to take over printing of national screening leaflets
Next year, a new company will take over the printing, storage and distribution of all the public information leaflets and other national printed resources for the NHS Screening Programmes.
What PHE Screening blogged about in September 2017
In case you missed any of them, these are the blog articles we published during the month of September 2017.
Networking day: screening support sonographers and screening coordinators
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General information, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, Screening Quality Assurance Service
The London screening quality assurance services (SQAS) team held a forum for screening support sonographers (SSS) and screening co-ordinators on Friday 9 June 2017.
Newborn blood spot failsafe solution: what's new?
The newborn blood spot failsafe solution (NBSFS) is a quick and easy way of identifying babies who may have missed newborn blood spot (NBS) screening. All NBS laboratories and maternity units in England use it and we are introducing some changes to make it even more user friendly.
Registration opens for third annual UK NSC stakeholder event
Registration has opened for this year's UK NSC stakeholder event on 24 November.
Screening providers and commissioners work together to meet challenge of violent patients
Dedicated GP practices have appropriate training and support mechanisms to deal with patients who have a history of violence within an NHS setting.
How Leicester went ‘back to basics’ to improve its newborn hearing screening service
How the Leicester Newborn Hearing Screening Programme went 'back to basics' to reduce rates of referral for audiological assessment.
Is quality of life affected by having an aneurysm detected by screening?
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NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
Little is known about the effects on a man's quality of life of knowing he has an aneurysm that might eventually grow to a dangerous size that requires treatment.