The NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NBS) Screening Programme uses a heel prick test to screen newborn babies for 9 rare but serious conditions. Babies who test positive can then be treated early, improving their health and, in some cases, preventing …
...challenge since its introduction back in 2006. It will eventually replace the existing system eSP. Until then the 2 systems will be used in tandem. The much-loved eSP system has...
We have published the annual data for the non-cancer screening key performance indicators (KPIs) for the 2015 to 2016 screening year (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016).
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of illness in babies, children and elderly adults. It remains the commonest infection that causes serious illness in newborn babies.
...the NHSP user group got me be involved in testing the new hearing screening IT system, SMaRT4Hearing. I think they hoped my accumulated knowledge would help me bring together the...
The London Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS) team held a successful forum for screening coordinators and heads of midwifery from all London maternity units.
A total of 111 out of 139 maternity trusts are now using the NIPE SMART IT system.