Collection

Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: commission and provide

Guidance for commissioning and offering sickle cell and thalassaemia screening.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and NHS England
• Published: 1 January 2012
• Last updated: 24 January 2022 — See all updates

Programme pathway

• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: care pathway
  • 29 March 2021
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening pathway requirements
  • 19 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Commission care services: sickle cell and thalassaemia
  • 1 July 2011
  • Guidance

Provide screening

• Sickle cell and thalassaemia: screening handbook
  • 6 July 2018
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme: standards
  • 10 October 2024
  • Guidance
• SCT screening: handbook for antenatal laboratories
  • 10 October 2024
  • Guidance
• SCT screening: handbook for newborn laboratories
  • 24 November 2021
  • Guidance

Antenatal screening

• NHS trusts: area prevalence for sickle cell and thalassaemia
  • 3 August 2017
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: family origin questionnaire
  • 9 April 2021
  • Form
• Template letter: sickle cell and thalassaemia screening for parents
  • 1 July 2013
  • Form
• Template letter: sickle cell and thalassaemia screening for fathers
  • 1 July 2013
  • Form
• Contacting men for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
  • 1 January 2012
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: information for fathers
  • 2 December 2021
  • Guidance
• Baby at risk of having sickle cell disease: description in brief
  • 12 January 2021
  • Guidance
• Baby at risk of having thalassaemia: description in brief
  • 12 January 2021
  • Guidance

Prenatal diagnosis

• CVS and amniocentesis diagnostic tests: description in brief
  • 31 October 2021
  • Guidance

Newborn screening

• Newborn blood spot screening: sampling guidelines
  • 15 December 2021
  • Guidance
• DNA tests for transfused babies: sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
  • 14 October 2010
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell disease: report screening results to parents
  • 1 April 2012
  • Guidance
• Your baby carries a gene for sickle cell
  • 2 December 2021
  • Guidance
• Baby carries a gene for unusual haemoglobin: description in brief
  • 2 December 2021
  • Promotional material

Quality assurance

• NHS population screening: role and functions of quality assurance
  • 5 October 2016
  • Guidance
• Managing safety incidents in NHS screening programmes
  • 10 October 2024
  • Guidance
• NHS population screening: reporting data definitions
  • 20 February 2024
  • Guidance

Data collection

• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: antenatal lab data form
  • 10 October 2024
  • Form
• Newborn blood spot screening: data collection template
  • 9 June 2021
  • Form
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: data trends and performance analysis
  • 11 June 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: outcome data collection template
  • 16 July 2019
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: newborn outcomes solution
  • 21 September 2021
  • Guidance

Equitable access

• Equitable access to screening: statutory duties under Equality Act
  • 27 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: community outreach good practice
  • 23 February 2015
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: overview of community outreach
  • 23 February 2015
  • Case study
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: examples of outreach resources
  • 23 February 2015
  • Guidance
• Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: community outreach research
  • 1 February 2007
  • Research and analysis

Screening into care

The health services for people with haemoglobin disorders document sets out the quality standards for clinical care.

• Sickle cell disease: description in brief
  • 1 October 2011
  • Promotional material
• Beta thalassaemia major: description in brief
  • 1 January 2009
  • Promotional material

Published 1 January 2012
Last updated 24 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 24 January 2022

   Addition to collection of 'SCT screening: handbook for antenatal laboratories' and 'SCT screening: handbook for newborn laboratories'

2. 7 April 2021

   Added sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: care pathway.

3. 19 August 2020

   Added 'Your baby carries a gene for sickle cell' document.

4. 4 September 2019

   Added Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: newborn outcomes system document.

5. 4 August 2017

   Added link in antenatal screening section to guidance on contacting fathers for screening.

6. 31 March 2017

   Added 'Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: outcome data', 'Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: outcome data collection template' and removed 'Newborn outcomes project: definition and implementation' and 'Newborn outcomes project: data collection templates'.

7. 16 March 2017

   Replaced out of date antenatal failsafe document with new guidance on checks and audits.

8. 23 January 2017

   Added of new amniocentesis and CVS diagnostic test leaflet to collection.

9. 1 January 2012

   First published.