Guidance

Fetal anomaly screening programme: standards

Screening standards for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).

Applies to England

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).

The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2021. They replace previous versions.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

Published 1 January 2015
Last updated 8 October 2024 + show all updates

8 October 2024
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
28 September 2021
Published standards for data collected from 1 April 2022.
12 March 2021
Removal of pathway and themes diagram.
5 June 2020
Updated Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2020.
26 July 2019
Format and content of standards updated in line with new consistent approach to all national screening programme standards from July 2019.
16 March 2018
Added NHS FASP valid for data collected from 1 April 2018.
1 January 2015
First published.