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Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme: laboratory handbook

Guidance for laboratories handling samples for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme.

Updates to this page

From:
NHS England
Published:
24 October 2012
Last updated:
30 June 2026
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  1. Added definition of working days in section 4 of the laboratory handbook.

  2. Addition of ‘Education and training’ section to NHS IDPS laboratory handbook

  3. New HTML version of the IDPS handbook now available.

  4. 2016 to 2017 laboratory handbook uploaded

  5. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme laboratory handbook

HTML

Minimum data fields table

ODT, 10.4 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Results table and reporting comments for HIV

HTML

Results table and reporting comments for hepatitis B

HTML

Results table and reporting comments for syphilis

HTML

Flowchart for HIV screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Alternative flowchart for HIV screening and sequential confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Flowchart for HBV screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Flowchart for syphilis screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Details

This handbook should be read in conjunction with the service specification and programme standards for the Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Programme. It provides guidance on sample handling and processing.

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