NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme

Progress update on UK NSC’s recommendation to screen for tyrosinaemia

Miranda Lawton, 31 October 2023 - General, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme

Oversight group gets to work in following up UK NSC’s recommendation for the implementation of newborn screening for Hereditary Tyrosinaemia Type 1.

Changes ahead for the national screening system

Nick Johnstone-Waddell, 30 September 2021 - General, 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, UK National Screening Committee

Details of changes to the national screening system from 1 October, due to the closure of Public Health England.

New start date for NHS SCID screening evaluation in England

Christine Cavanagh, 2 October 2020 - NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee

The NHS severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) screening evaluation in England is scheduled to start from September 2021.

New format to UK NSC consultations starts with 5 newborn blood spot conditions

John Marshall, 18 August 2016 - General, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee

In 2016 the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) was piloting a new approach for reviewing existing screening programmes.

2015: an exciting year for screening

Nick Johnstone-Waddell, 22 December 2015 - General, NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme, NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee

Professor Anne Mackie reflects on 2015 calling it 'a particularly exciting year for screening'.