Trusts gearing up to go live with new NIPE IT system in April
The new national IT system for the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme is due to go live on 1 April.
Updated standards published for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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Robyn O’Loughlin, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have updated the national standards for the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme.
Book your place at national NIPE conference 2019
Book your place at the national newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme conference in September 2019.
Changes to newborn blood spot failsafe reports
The weekly failsafe report for newborn blood spot screening is changing. Find out more about this important change.
Roll-out of IT system to collect newborn outcome data begins in earnest
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Cathy Coppinger, Posted on:
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NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Newborn screening laboratories have started to use a new IT system that provides oversight of screen-positive babies from screening to specialist care.
Cascade training for new NIPE screening IT system
We're about to begin cascade training for the new IT system for newborn and infant physical examination screening.
Screening resource cards move online
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Sheila Miller, Posted on:
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NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
We have a published a new online version of our resource cards, giving information about screening offered in pregnancy and to babies.
Lab support service helps ensure best practice in sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
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Robyn O’Loughlin, Posted on:
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NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
Project lead Robyn Parsons explains how the UK National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory in Oxford has provided a dedicated sickle cell and thalassaemia laboratory support service for antenatal and newborn laboratories and other healthcare professionals involved in the NHS SCT Screening Programme since 2010.
Ensuring safe deliveries this Christmas in newborn blood spot screening
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.
Guide to 2018/19 screening specifications
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General information, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, NHS Breast Screening Programme, NHS Cervical Screening Programme, NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
NHS England has published the 2018 to 2019 service specifications - important reading for those involved in the commissioning and provision of screening services in England.