In this section
Data is submitted annually to the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme regarding performance of the regional newborn blood spot programme in relation to key process and clinical referral standards.
Additionally data regarding blood spot quality and total ‘avoidable repeats’ is reported monthly to the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme.
Performance data is also collated quarterly and reports are presented to the Greater Manchester and Lancashire and South Cumbria Quality and Commissioning Groups.
Newborn Screening Laboratory annual reports
Monthly avoidable repeat reports
- May 2018
- June 2018
- July 2018
- August 2018
- September 2018
- October 2018
- November 2018
- December 2018
- January 2019
- February 2019
- March 2019
- April 2019
- May 2019
- June 2019
- July 2019
- August 2019
- September 2019
- October 2019
Quarterly reports
- Quarter 1 2017/18
- Quarter 2 2017/18
- Quarter 3 2017/18
- Quarter 4 2017/18
- Quarter 1 2018/19
- Quarter 2 2018/19
- Quarter 3 2018/19
- Quarter 4 2018/19
- Quarter 1 2019/20
- Quarter 2 2019/20
Other reports/audits
- Postal audit by Helen Jopling, December 2012
- Blood spot sample quality project by Laura Hamilton, April 2013
- Sickle Screening Turnaround Time Re-audit by Suzanne Armitage, May 2014
- Carriers of abnormal haemoglobins – result communication audit by Helen Jopling, November 2014
- Audit of the linkage of antenatal and newborn screening results in the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria, May 2018
(Last reviewed November 2019)