Guidance

Sickle cell disease: report screening results to parents

This document sets out the process for reporting newborn sickle cell disease screening results to parents.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 April 2012

Documents

Protocol for reporting newborn screening results for sickle cell disease to parents

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This publication explains the procedures for informing parents about their baby’s sickle cell screening result.

It also includes:

• guidelines for issuing laboratory reports of screening results
• information about training for healthcare professionals
• a draft letter for parents of babies who are reported as sickle cell carrier

Published 1 April 2012