Guidance

Newborn blood spot screening: reporting positive results from laboratories

Guidance for laboratories on reporting newborn blood spot screen positive results to Child Health Information Service and Newborn Blood Spot Failsafe Solution

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 June 2021

Applies to England

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Newborn blood spot screening: reporting screen positive results from laboratories to CHIS and NBSFS

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This guidance sets out how laboratories should report newborn blood spot (NBS) screen positive results to Child Health Information Service (CHIS) and Newborn Blood Spot Failsafe Solution (NBSFS).

It applies to all screen positive results, including cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier status, but does not apply to sickle cell carrier results.

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

Published 23 June 2021