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Guide to 2018/19 screening specifications
NHS England has published the 2018 to 2019 service specifications - important reading for those involved in the commissioning and provision of screening services in England.
antenatal screening
Say hello to us at the Royal College of Midwives conference!
This year’s Royal College of Midwives (RCM) conference starts today in Manchester with more than 3,500 delegates attending. PHE Screening has a stand where we will be updating delegates on all the antenatal and newborn national screening programmes and answering any questions they may have.
NIPT implementation: how professionals felt about our face-to-face training and development events
More than 400 delegates attended 8 training events across England ahead of the an evaluative rollout of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to the fetal anomaly screening pathway.
National fetal anomaly screening guidance updated
We have updated our national guidance the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) handbook and the FASP handbook for laboratories to help ensure local screening services meet national standards.
Easy guides for pregnant women with learning disabilities well received
The Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides have been well received by health professionals and the public, an evaluation project has found.
Newborn blood spot screening cards are changing... the latest
New blood spot cards will start to be used from mid-October 2018.
Small change improves early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
Princess Royal University Hospital, in Kent, has made a very simple change that is having a big impact on improving early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening workshops announced
We are running a series of workshops about a review being carried out as part of the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme.
Reviewing our screening resource cards for midwives
Information about replacing our credit card sized collection of plastic resource cards which support midwives in their conversations about screening with women and their families, to facilitate informed choices.
Working smarter to quality assure antenatal and newborn screening laboratories
One of the main roles of Public Health England's (PHE) screening quality assurance service (SQAS) is to carry out formal visits to antenatal and newborn screening services. SQAS works with professional and clinical advisors when visiting laboratories providing screening tests for: …