Guidance

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme: standards

Screening standards for the sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) antenatal and newborn screening programme.

From:
NHS England
Published
1 March 2019
Last updated
24 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening supporting information

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Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2018

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening programme.

The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2018. They replace previous versions.

The newborn blood spot screening standards also apply.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

Published 1 March 2019
Last updated 24 July 2023 + show all updates

  1. SCT programme standards 2017 removed - 2018 standards are current.

  2. Removal of pathway and themes diagram.

  3. First published.

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