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
- June 2019
- July 2019
- August 2019
- September 2019
- October 2019
- November 2019
- December 2019
- January 2020
- February 2020
- March 2020
- April 2020
- May 2020
- June 2020
- July 2020
- August 2020
- September 2020
- October 2020
- November 2020
Quarterly reports
- Quarter 1 2018/19
- Quarter 2 2018/19
- Quarter 3 2018/19
- Quarter 4 2018/19
- Quarter 1 2019/20
- Quarter 2 2019/20
- Quarter 3 2019/20
- Quarter 4 2019/20
- Quarter 1 2020/21
- Quarter 2 2020/21
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 January 2021)