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.
New leaflets on infectious diseases in pregnancy available
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Sharon Webb, Aileen Masson and Sarah Dermont, Posted on:
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NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme
The NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Programme has published 3 new leaflets on HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis.
HPV primary screening in the cervical screening programme
Following a review of results from the English HPV primary screening pilot sites and international evidence, the UK National Screening Committee recommended at its January meeting that HPV primary screening should be adopted by the screening programme. We are now …
The Newborn Blood Spot Failsafe Solution gets a new upgrade
...health users in the form of operational level agreements (OLAs) improving notification when a baby dies The user group is currently focusing on: improving communication with the IT system’s helpdesk...
Breast screening performance report makes fascinating reading
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) produce annual reports of breast cancer screening performance in England.
Screening KPIs: publication of annual 2014/15 and quarterly Q2 2015/16 data
...2 below for the full list, we are looking into including additional KPIs to cover all of the screening programmes. Annual KPI data for 2014/15 (April to March) We have...
Shorter and snappier e-learning for the 18+0 to 20+6 week fetal anomaly ultrasound scan
...aspects of the scan, including: assisting women to make an informed decision why the screening is offered what conditions are included in the screening what are the benefits and limitations...
New sickle cell and thalassaemia screening e-learning resource
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
...you can print off a certificate for your CPD portfolio. We are grateful to the valuable feedback from practitioners who piloted the resource. These included: midwives midwife lecturers antenatal and...
New screening resource cards for midwives
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Jo Harcombe and Sharon Webb, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have updated our very popular resource cards for midwives to reflect the fact that screening for rubella susceptibility in pregnancy ended on 1 April 2016.
NHS Newborn Hearing Programme: 2016 to 2017 standards published
...a quarter not identified by three and a half years of age. Since being implemented across England, the screening programme has helped to reduce the age at diagnosis of a...
First ever newborn physical examination programme handbook published
...of the baby. References to the newborn and infant physical examination in the handbook relate to the 4 screening elements only: eyes heart hips testes The NIPE team took into...