Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP): checks and audits to improve quality and reduce risks What Why How When This is what we recommend These are the reasons why we are This is how you might This is how often we Additional checks you do recommending this do this recommend you undertake and audits the action/check 1. Identify the eligible To make sure eligible population is Have a mechanism in On every day the service Use the national population (new births): offered screening in the correct place to check birth operates monthly data reports Have systems in to identify timeframe. Screening by 4 weeks registers/ward to check that eligible the new birth population that (5 weeks for community models) lists/home births to As outlined in babies are identified you have responsibility for, ensures early diagnosis and identify eligible cohort as detailed in the including babies on the prompt treatment guidance neonatal unit and paediatric Local process for wards We have evidence from key sharing information Submit data on KPI performance indicators (KPI’s) and about babies between NH1 coverage to the Maternity units must generate screening safety incidents of: NICU/PICU/other NHS screening an accurate NHS number for all paediatric wards, and programmes new births prior to screening, to babies who were not identified births not occurring in quarterly. Review list populate the national IT system for screening hospital, (e.g. home of babies who have SMaRT4Hearing(S4H) babies who were not offered births) with breached the KPI screening the NHSP service and investigate NHSP local service to search screening was delayed reason why to S4H, to make sure all babies improve coverage screening was not completed are entered into the screening babies with serious medical pathway conditions entering late into the screening pathway
Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP): checks and audits to improve quality and reduce risks 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 1. Identify the eligible population (new births): Have systems in to identify the new birth population that you have responsibility for, including babies on the neonatal unit and paediatric wards Maternity units must generate an accurate NHS number for all new births prior to screening, to populate the national IT system SMaRT4Hearing(S4H) NHSP local service to search S4H, to make sure all babies are entered into the screening pathway To make sure eligible population is offered screening in the correct timeframe. Screening by 4 weeks (5 weeks for community models) ensures early diagnosis and prompt treatment We have evidence from key performance indicators (KPI’s) and screening safety incidents of: babies who were not identified for screening babies who were not offered screening screening was delayed screening was not completed babies with serious medical conditions entering late into the screening pathway Have a mechanism in place to check birth registers/ward lists/home births to identify eligible cohort Local process for sharing information about babies between NICU/PICU/other paediatric wards, and births not occurring in hospital, (e.g. home births) with the NHSP service On every day the service operates As outlined in Use the national monthly data reports to check that eligible babies are identified as detailed in the guidance Submit data on KPI NH1 coverage to the NHS screening programmes quarterly. Review list of babies who have breached the KPI and investigate reason why to improve coverage
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