Reviewing quality and performance helps improve outcomes for babies with hearing loss
How one local newborn hearing screening provider has improved the timely assessment of referred babies in the audiology service.
Screening data and information objectives
Standards are one of the ways we can see how well national screening programmes are performing. Find out how the data team at PHE will be working to publish high-quality information on screening in 2019/20.
Timely reminder of screening data submission deadlines
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Important information for local screening providers on how and when they need to validate and submit key performance indicator (KPI) and screening standards data.
Sharing best practice to improve early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening is important in giving time to women and couples to consider their options. Performance varies across the country, so we are sharing some best practice tips and a new checklist tool.
Updated national diabetic eye screening standards published
The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme has published revised national pathway standards that apply to all data collected from 1 April 2019 onwards.
Screening KPI data published for third quarter of 2018 to 2019 year
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Key performance indicators (KPIs) measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim to give a high level overview of programme quality. This blog article updates you on the latest KPI data publications. Quarter 2 and 3 KPI data …
We need your feedback on KPI for diabetic eye screening referrals
We are asking local diabetic eye screening providers to help us understand the challenges they face in achieving the national standard for timeliness of referrals from 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.
New approach to national screening standards
We have published the PHE Screening standards framework which gives a clear step-by-step guide about how we develop, review and publish standards.
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.