Guidance

Data collection and performance analysis dictionary for NHS screening

This data dictionary explains the data collected for newborn blood spot and sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programmes.

Documents

Newborn blood spot screening data dictionary 2017 to 2018

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Details

The data dictionary lists all data required from both the child health records departments and the newborn screening laboratories and provides definitions of the terms used and of data to collect.

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2014
Last updated 28 March 2018 + show all updates
  1. Added 2017 to 2018 data dictionary.

  2. First published.

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