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
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  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: 30 October 2015, 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: 2015442 PDF, 246KB, 48 pages

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Screening incident assessment form

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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.

Training for incident management

The Screening Incident Management Resource is available for health professionals working in NHS population screening.

Document information

Published: 1 March 2015

Updated: 30 October 2015

+ full page history

1. 30 October 2015 New version, October 2015.
2. 7 July 2015 Added the screening incident assessment form.
3. 1 March 2015 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