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Guidance
Managing safety incidents in NHS screening programmes
- From:
- Public Health England
- Part of:
- Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: commission and provide, NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) programme, NHS bowel cancer screening (BCSP) programme, NHS breast screening (BSP) programme , NHS cervical screening (CSP) programme NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme, NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP), NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme, NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme, NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP), NHS newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme, Screening and quality assurance (all programmes), and NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme
- Published:
- 1 March 2015
- Last updated:
- 4 September 2017, see all updates
Describes the processes for managing safety incidents in the NHS screening programmes.
Documents
Managing safety incidents in NHS screening programmes
Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2017284 PDF, 604KB, 44 pages
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Screening incident assessment form
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Screening incident assessment form (word)
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Details
These documents explain the incident management procedures for NHS screening programme providers and commissioners and provide a form for notifying incidents to the Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS).
Read this guidance alongside NHS England’s Serious Incident Framework.
Document information
Published: 1 March 2015
Updated: 4 September 2017
- Added updated version of screening incident assessment form and guidance document.
- Updated versions of both documents added.
- New version, October 2015.
- Added the screening incident assessment form.
- First published.
From: Public Health England
Part of: Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: commission and provide NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) programme NHS bowel cancer screening (BCSP) programme NHS breast screening (BSP) programme NHS cervical screening (CSP) programme NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP) NHS newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme Screening and quality assurance (all programmes) NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme