NHS Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Screening Programme

Useful Links
Last updated: Fri, 22 Feb 2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UK Screening

Research

Training and education

Continuous Professional Development

Diagnostics

Voluntary sector

International programmes

Professional organisations

Useful networks

Publications

National Library for Health

NSC Screening Timeline

 

 

UK Screening:

Department of Health
   
UK National Screening Committee
NHS Screening
UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre
NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
NHS Down's Syndrome Screening Programme
NHS Cancer Screening Programmes
NSC screening timeline
National Library for Health

DIPEx

 

Research:

SHIFT: Screening for Haemoglobinopathies in the First Trimester

 

Training and Education Centres:

PEGASUS Network

 

Continuous Professional Development (CPD):

To view and download education resources such as leaflets, study day templates, training CD, flowcharts and general information on screening for health care professionals, please visit the CPD website.

 

Diagnostics:

the Accessible Publishing of Genetic Information

 

Voluntary Sector:

Sickle Cell Society
UK Thalassaemia Society

 

International Programmes:

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

 

Professional Organisations:

Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Association of Counsellors (STAC)

UK Forum on Haemoglobin Disorders

The British Society for Haematology (BSH)

 

Useful Networks:

Public Health Observatories of England

NW London Haemoglobinopathy Managed Clinical Network

 

Publications:

Antenatal and neonatal haemoglobinopathy screening in the UK: review and economic analysis

Screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia: a systematic review with supplementary research

The NHS Plan: A plan for investment A plan for reform

The Genetics White Paper

The Management of Sickle Cell Disease from US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

 

National Library for Health

Annual evidence update on antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia, and newborn screening for sickle cell disease 2006/07

 

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Document last updated 22 Jan, 2008