Guidance

Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme: laboratory handbook

Guidance for laboratories handling samples for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 24 October 2012
• Last updated: 25 May 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme laboratory handbook

HTML

Minimum data fields table

ODT, 10.4 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Results table and reporting comments for HIV

HTML

Results table and reporting comments for hepatitis B

HTML

Results table and reporting comments for syphilis

HTML

Flowchart for HIV screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Alternative flowchart for HIV screening and sequential confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Flowchart for HBV screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Flowchart for syphilis screening and confirmation (accessible version)

HTML

Flowchart for syphilis screening and confirmation when using a second screening assay (accessible version)

HTML

Details

This handbook should be read in conjunction with the service specification and programme standards for the Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Programme. It provides guidance on sample handling and processing.

Contact the screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

Published 24 October 2012
Last updated 25 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 25 May 2022

   New HTML version of the IDPS handbook now available.

2. 25 July 2016

   2016 to 2017 laboratory handbook uploaded

3. 24 October 2012

   First published.