What How When Additional checks and Why This is what we recommend This is how you This is how often we audits These are the reasons why we are you do might do this recommend you undertake recommending this the action/check 5. Provide information and Parents are aware of the screening that tests for you Ensure accept/decline is ‘Screening ‘Screening offer screening test: test available for their baby and the tests for you and and your baby’ is given correctly ascertained by Have systems in place for the standard national timescales, your baby’ was given during pregnancy and screening staff during screener to: therefore, prompting requests if not revisited before screening their annual competency offered/performed The informed choice assessment check that parent/carer to accept screening Informed choice to accept has received a copy of There is an expectation that if (which includes screening is obtained prior Audit that the booklet tests for you screening is accepted, the screening consent for storage to screening being was given, evidenced by ‘Screening and your baby’ and for the pathway will be completed of personal data undertaken records in the maternity information to be within the national IT notes/system Screening cannot be carried out system), should be discussed - annually seek verbal acceptance of without parental (or appropriate) recorded on the informed choice to accept screening NHSP proforma, the screening as an informed choice from mother, (or screening To make sure that the limitations of equipment, the person with parental responsibility), to carry out screening are understood NHSP IT system (S4H) and in PCHR screening. This includes consent for storage of personal data within the national IT system Trust response: this row is for you to enter results, or, summarise whether you have these checks in place. If not, you can use this space to identify gaps and develop an action plan. What How When Additional checks Why This is what we recommend This is how you This is how often we and audits These are the reasons why we are you do do this recommend you undertake the recommending this action/check
What This is what we recommend you do Why These are the reasons why we are recommending this How This is how you might do this When This is how often we recommend you undertake the action/check Additional checks and audits 5. Provide information and offer screening test: Have systems in place for the screener to: check that parent/carer has received a copy of ‘Screening tests for you and your baby’ and for the information to be discussed seek verbal acceptance of screening as an informed choice from mother, (or person with parental responsibility), to carry out screening. This includes consent for storage of personal data within the national IT system Parents are aware of the screening test available for their baby and the standard national timescales, therefore, prompting requests if not offered/performed There is an expectation that if screening is accepted, the screening pathway will be completed Screening cannot be carried out without parental (or appropriate) informed choice to accept screening To make sure that the limitations of screening are understood that ‘Screening tests for you and your baby’ was given The informed choice to accept screening (which includes consent for storage of personal data within the national IT system), should be recorded on the NHSP proforma, the screening equipment, the NHSP IT system (S4H) and in PCHR ‘Screening tests for you and your baby’ is given during pregnancy and revisited before screening Informed choice to accept screening is obtained prior to screening being undertaken Ensure accept/decline is correctly ascertained by screening staff during their annual competency assessment Audit that the booklet was given, evidenced by records in the maternity notes/system - annually Trust response: this row is for you to enter results, or, summarise whether you have these checks in place. If not, you can use this space to identify gaps and develop an action plan. What This is what we recommend you do Why These are the reasons why we are recommending this How This is how you do this When This is how often we recommend you undertake the action/check Additional checks and audits
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