NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Antenatal Screening Programme: checks and audits to improve quality and reduce risks What Why How When In addition to failsafe This is what we recommend These are the reasons we are This is how you This is how often we you do recommending this do this recommend you undertake the action/check Identify the eligible To ensure the eligible population are Maintain an Weekly Submit data on KPIs have systems in offered screening. Timing is crucial accurate list of ST1 (standard 1: population; place to: to informed choice; we have eligible population antenatal coverage) record all pregnant women evidence that early offer of includes and ST2 (standard take the screening test by screening affects the choices people gestation at 2: timeliness of 10 weeks + 0 days make booking, screening antenatal test) to the gestation record the screening offer, test and decline NHS screening test or decline in the We have evidence from KPIs and programmes eligible population in every screening safety incidents of: quarterly pregnancy women who are not offered collect data for KPIs ST1 screening coverage and ST2 unnecessary delays between timeliness of antenatal presenting for maternity care screening test and booking/screening quarterly KPIs do not allow checking in good time 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
NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Antenatal Screening Programme: checks and audits to improve quality and reduce risks What This is what we recommend you do Why These are the reasons we are recommending this How This is how you do this When This is how often we recommend you undertake the action/check In addition to failsafe Identify the eligible population; have systems in place to: record all pregnant women take the screening test by 10 weeks + 0 days gestation record the screening offer, test or decline in the eligible population in every pregnancy collect data for KPIs ST1 coverage and ST2 timeliness of antenatal screening test To ensure the eligible population are offered screening. Timing is crucial to informed choice; we have evidence that early offer of screening affects the choices people make We have evidence from KPIs and screening safety incidents of: women who are not offered screening unnecessary delays between presenting for maternity care and booking/screening quarterly KPIs do not allow checking in good time Maintain an accurate list of eligible population includes gestation at booking, screening test and decline Weekly Submit data on KPIs ST1 (standard 1: antenatal coverage) and ST2 (standard 2: timeliness of antenatal test) to the NHS screening programmes quarterly 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
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