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Sharing best practice to improve early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening

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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.

Language matters, especially if you’re a health professional talking to parents-to-be

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A photo of Colette Lloyd, with a picture of her poster and the wording 'language matters'

Two mums talk about the importance of the language that health professionals use when talking to parents and parents-to-be about conditions like Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome.

Making sure pregnant women who screen positive for infectious diseases get best care

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Antenatal and newborn screening coordinator Laura Keeble

An antenatal and newborn screening co-ordinator explains the failsafe processes that help her team make sure pregnant women who screen positive for infectious diseases receive prompt and appropriate follow-up care.

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.