Form

Template letter: sickle cell and thalassaemia screening for fathers

Invite expectant fathers for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening when the mother carries an unusual haemoglobin gene.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2013

Documents

Letter inviting dads for screening test

PDF, 128 KB, 1 page

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

A template letter for healthcare professionals to contact expectant fathers and invite them for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.

Send this letter:

• when the mother carries a gene for unusual haemoglobin

• with the tests for dads leaflet

The document also sets out why screening the father is important for the welfare of the baby.

Published 1 July 2013