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Ensuring safe deliveries this Christmas in newborn blood spot screening

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A midwife takes blood from a baby’s heel

In the run up to Christmas last year one regional screening laboratory noticed they were receiving less blood spot samples than they were expecting, due to postage delays. Find out what measures are being put in place to avoid a repeat this year.

Testing, testing 123 - new IT system on its way for newborn and infant physical examination screening

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The launch of the new IT system for the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) is planned for spring 2019. An enthusiastic expert group met in Nottingham for 2 days of intensive testing of the new IT system, SMaRT4NIPE (S4N).