Declined screening; have To make sure that the Have a process in place to Contemporaneously when Review and monitor systems to record screening benefits of screening for the ensure the receipt of the screening is declined rates of declines as declines for any of the 3 woman and her baby are notification of a decline by the detailed in the infections in order to: communicated and screening team annual standards facilitate a formal reoffer understood data report and of screening by a The healthcare professional investigate any member of the responsible for offering inequalities that may team (MDT) screening should: exist and any before 20 weeks record the decline in the significant changes gestation or as soon as maternity notes/system possible if booked after notify the screening team Annual of the this gestation immediately of any declines formal reoffer of make sure there is an if screening is declined for screening by 20 outcome of the offer of one or two conditions weeks gestation for screening complete the details on the women who decline request form and send screening at booking to the laboratory marked for those infections ‘decline’ A member of the MDT should: make a formal reoffer of screening at a face to face appointment at or before 20 weeks gestation inform the woman that she can have screening at any point during the pregnancy if she changes her mind or if she deems herself at risk
Declined screening; have systems to record screening declines for any of the 3 infections in order to: facilitate a formal reoffer of screening by a member of the team (MDT) before 20 weeks gestation or as soon as possible if booked after this gestation make sure there is an outcome of the offer of screening To make sure that the benefits of screening for the woman and her baby are communicated and understood Have a process in place to ensure the receipt of the notification of a decline by the screening team The healthcare professional responsible for offering screening should: record the decline in the maternity notes/system notify the screening team immediately of any declines if screening is declined for one or two conditions complete the details on the request form and send to the laboratory marked ‘decline’ for those infections A member of the MDT should: make a formal reoffer of screening at a face to face appointment at or before 20 weeks gestation inform the woman that she can have screening at any point during the pregnancy if she changes her mind or if she deems herself at risk Contemporaneously when screening is declined Review and monitor rates of declines as detailed in the annual standards data report and investigate any inequalities that may exist and any significant changes Annual of the formal reoffer of screening by 20 weeks gestation for women who decline screening at booking
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