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Fetal anomaly screening update meeting so helpful for sonographers
The recent national FASP screening support sonographers meeting was both informative and helpful, says midwife sonographer Lis McNulty.
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New dates for free NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme updates
Details of 2 upcoming free courses run by King's College London for colleagues working in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.
Screening’s partnership work with Sickle Cell Society benefits people with sickle cell disorders
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.
Reminder about fetal anomaly screening laboratory letters
A reminder for antenatal screening laboratories to use the standard templates to let pregnant women know about low chance fetal anomaly screening results.
Moving antenatal and newborn screening information into the digital age
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.
Latest data from the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service
On 3 March 2019, over 150 organisations worldwide marked the fifth annual World Birth Defects Day. The goals for the day are to raise awareness across the globe about congenital conditions, look for opportunities to prevent conditions developing, and support antenatal testing where this is a result of an informed choice.
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.
We’ve made changes to the family origin questionnaire (FOQ)
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
We have updated the national standards for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme.
Workshops have positive impact on antenatal screening data
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.