Guidance

Fetal anomaly screening: care pathways

These documents describe the fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) pathways.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 June 2015
• Last updated: 19 May 2021 — See all updates

Documents

Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening pathway

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20-week screening scan pathway

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1348

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Details

These flowchart illustrations and text alternatives describe for providers and commissioners the 2 care pathways for the NHS fetal anomaly screening pathway (FASP).

Contact the screening helpdesk if you have any questions about this publication.

Published 1 June 2015
Last updated 19 May 2021 + show all updates

1. 19 May 2021

   Updated guidance in first pathway for the situation where a woman does not want further tests after a higher chance result.

2. 4 May 2021

   Publication of pathway incorporating non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)

3. 3 July 2020

   Added accessible text alternative to flowcharts.

4. 25 September 2018

   Updated ultrasound pathway

5. 20 November 2015

   Pathway temporarily removed while new version is being prepared.

6. 1 June 2015

   First published.