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These documents set out clinical guidance for the newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme.
Information on the programme, including commissioning, quality assurance, education and training.
This overview of the NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP) explains how a baby’s hearing is tested, and the equipment used for the tests.
A new government campaign will be launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby's mental health impacts their early development.
Population screening programmes: NHS newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme. The latest pages tagged as NIPE will appear here.
Information to support health professionals who provide the NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP).
Rank and count of the top names for baby girls and baby boys, changes in rank since the previous year and breakdown by country, region and month of birth.
Population screening programmes: NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme. The latest pages tagged as NBS will appear here.
Product Recall for River Island Baby Boy's Blue Quilted Snowsuit presenting a risk of choking.
Product Safety Report for Baby Swaddle Blanket Sleep Bag presenting a serious risk of suffocation, overheating and death.
Population screening programmes: NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP). The latest pages tagged as NHSP will appear here.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Most popular first names for baby boys and girls in 2021 using birth registration data.
Andrew Bowie was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 7 February 2023. Andrew was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports) at the Department for International Trade from...
Information to help healthcare professionals speak with parents at risk of having a child with thalassaemia.
Where and how to register a stillbirth, who can register it, financial support you may be able to get and support organisations
This guide sets out what population screening is, how it works, and its limitations.
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