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, Lancashire and Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear Quality and Commissioning Groups.
Newborn Screening Laboratory annual reports
Monthly avoidable repeat reports
- April 2016
- May 2016
- June 2016
- July 2016
- August 2016
- September 2016
- October 2016
- November 2016
- December 2016
- January 2017
- February 2017
- March 2017
- April 2017
- May 2017
- June 2017
- July 2017
- August 2017
- September 2017
- October 2017
- November 2017
- December 2017
- January 2018
- February 2018
- March 2018
- April 2018
- May 2018
- June 2018
- July 2018
- August 2018
- September 2018
- October 2018
- November 2018
- December 2018
- January 2019
Quarterly reports
- Quarter 1 2015/16
- Quarter 2 2015/16
- Quarter 3 2015/16
- Quarter 4 2015/16
- Quarter 1 2016/17
- Quarter 2 2016/17
- Quarter 3 2016/17
- Quarter 4 2016/17
- 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
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