Inherited metabolic diseases: baby screened positive, hospital template letter
Letter templates to inform hospitals, or accident and emergency departments, about a baby screened positive for an inherited metabolic disease.
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Use these templates to inform hospitals or accident and emergency departments about a child with an inherited metabolic disease:
- glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1)
- homocystinuria (HCU)
- isovaleric acidaemia (IVA)
- medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
- maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
- phenylketonuria (PKU)
These documents include instructions for the hospital to follow if the child is presenting any symptoms.
Updates to this page
Published 1 January 2015Last updated 7 September 2017 + show all updates
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Updated letter templates.
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New letter templates uploaded August 2017
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First published.