New sickle cell and thalassaemia counselling resource published
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New sickle cell and thalassaemia counselling knowledge and skills resource launched.
New sickle cell and thalassaemia counselling knowledge and skills resource launched.
Antenatal screening providers should be developing plans to replace the national printed family origin questionnaire from spring 2021 onwards.
Antenatal and newborn screening providers should now be signposting parents routinely to digital versions of information leaflets rather than automatically handing out printed leaflets.
PHE has published a refreshed suite of documents for finding data definitions and submitting KPI data.
A formal procurement process for laboratories wishing to provide non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been launched for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).
Health professionals can now submit data on maternal screen positive syphilis cases to the Integrated Screening Outcomes Surveillance Service (ISOSS).
We’ve published new guidance for screening professionals to support women with learning disabilities and their partners to access and understand antenatal and newborn (ANNB) screening.
Survey for NHS antenatal screening providers to help inform smooth transition to using digital information resources for pregnant women.
Updated accessible pathways published for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening and the 20-week ultrasound screening scan.
The Screening tests for you and your baby easy guides have been improved and updated thanks to fantastic partnership work with The Elfrida Society, a London-based learning disability charity.