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Providers welcome Health Screener Diploma updates

Lynda Childs, Cumbria Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Team Leader, smiling at the camera

Local newborn hearing, diabetic eye and abdominal aortic aneurysm screening providers gave a big thumbs-up to recent updates provided by the national team on the Level 3 Health Screener Diploma process.

Health screener diploma is positive experience for learners and assessors

2 women standing by an ultrasound machine used for AAA screening tests

More than 100 people have now successfully gained their Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners. Here, an assessor and a learner share their experience of the diploma.

Screening resource cards move online

A screen grab of the new online version of PHE's resource cards. The words at the top say 'antenatal and newborn screening resource.' There is a timeline of the various screening tests and when they should be carried out. In smaller text near the bottom it says 'Click image to watch animated version' and 'click to start' inside a blue button.

We have a published a new online version of our resource cards, giving information about screening offered in pregnancy and to babies.