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Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening services. The purpose of this service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing screening: programme overview • NHSP programme standards • NHSP Operational Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in NHS Screening Programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England England,a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing the NHS Newborn Blood Spot (NHS NBS) screening services. The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing NBS Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the its responsible population for whom it is responsible and which meets the evidence base, policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)Committee. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing Programme standards xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-population- screening: programme overview • NHSP programme -programme-standards • NHSP Operational Guidance Programme national annual data reporting xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/ collections/newborn-blood-spot-screening-programme-standards-and-data • NHSP protocols NHS screening programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs- screening-programmes-national-data-reporting • NHSP protocols for NICU babies NHS population screening failsafe procedures xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/ collections/nhs-population-screening-failsafe-procedures • NHSP staff induction Programme supporting publications xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/ newborn-blood-spot-screening-programme-supporting-publications • Safety concerns, safety incidents and training requirements • serious incidents. Managing Safety Incidents in NHS National Screening Programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/ publications/managing-safety-incidents-in-nhs-screening-programmes • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/ guidance/cg37 The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are is published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England England, a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening servicesNHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes (NDESP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) NDESP is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS ENHSE) for NHS England’s responsible population. The NDESP was in a development phase during the population for whom it implementation of the common pathway and that development is responsible and which now complete. Local providers should now be delivering a service that meets the policies, recommendations and standards national service specification. Further developments of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)service may commence during 2016/17 relating to the implementation of extended screening intervals. The national service specification reflects requirements for any early implementers of that potential development. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This service specification should needs to be read in conjunction withwith the current NDESP guidance and recommendations. These can be found on the NDESP website: • Newborn hearing xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening-programmes/diabetic-eye NHS DESP Programme Standards: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening- standards-and-performance-objectives Guidance and updates on KPIs: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/young-person-and-adult- screening-submit-key-performance-indicator-data NDESP Operational Guidance: programme overview • NHSP programme standards • NHSP Operational xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/diabetic-eye-screening- commission-and-provide Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in on Failsafe: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening- programme-failsafe-procedures NHS Screening Programmes • Guidance, Managing Serious Incidents in the English NHS screening National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing fetal anomaly ultrasound screening servicesservices as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)NHS Fetal anomaly screening programme. The service This specification is not designed designated to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing current FASP guidance xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening- programmes/fetal-anomaly • FASP Screening programme handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly-screening- programme-handbook . • FASP Ultrasound Practitioners Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly-screening-ultrasound- practitioners-handbook • FASP Laboratory Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal- anomaly-screening: programme overview -laboratory-handbook-xxxxx-xxxxxxx-and-pataus- syndromes • NHSP programme standards any separate service specifications for the screening laboratory used by the Provider for antenatal screening services • NHSP Operational Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • UK NSC Guidance, Managing Safety Incidents in the English NHS National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data Guidance & updates on Key Performance Indicators can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-screening-programmes-national- data-reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine 62 Antenatal care June 2010 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG62 • National Institute for Health and postnatal Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline CG 129 Antenatal care September 2011 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG129 • Royal College of women Radiologists. Providing an Ultrasound Service xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/publication/standards-provision-ultrasound-service • Service specification No16 NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme – Screening for Down’s, Xxxxxxx’ and their babies 2006 Patau’s syndromes ( trisomy 21,18 & 13) xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp- content/uploads/sites/12/2016/02/serv-spec-16.pdf • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role ‘Maternity Pathway Payments: Who pays for what?-Aspects of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog Maternity Pathway Payment for the latest national news Screening and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌Immunisations Programmes June 2015 xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/expo/wp- content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/who-pays-mpp-upd-06-2015.pdf

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of the linked antenatal and newborn hearing screening servicesNHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme. The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the NHS E responsible population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National NHS Screening Committee (UK NSC)Programmes. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should needs to be read in conjunction withwith the following: • SCT Screening Programme Standards xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/standards xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-population-screening-programme- standards Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Handbook for Laboratories xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/sickle-cell-and-thalassaemia-screening- handbook-for-laboratories NHS Newborn hearing Blood Spot Screening Programme service specification. xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/04/serv- spec-19-chld-blood-spot-screening.pdf Specialised Haemoglobinopathy Services definition as set out in the Manual for prescribed specialised services xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/pss- manual-may16.pdf The Specification for Specialised Services for Haemoglobinopathy Care (All Ages) (B08/S/a) xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b08-speci-serv-haemo.pdf NICE clinical guideline 62. Antenatal care xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/cg62 NICE Clinical Guideline 110. Pregnancy and Social Complex Factors: A Model for Service Provision for Pregnant Women with Complex Social Factors. xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/cg110 Guidance and updates on KPIs xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs- screening: programme overview • NHSP programme standards • NHSP Operational Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in -programmes-national-data-reporting NHS Screening Programmes • guidance, Managing Serious Incidents in the English NHS screening programmesNational Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in-nhs- screening-programmes Who pays for what: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care Aspects of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog maternity pathway payment for the latest national news screening and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌immunisation programmes June 2015 xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/expo/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/who-pays-mpp- upd-06-2015.pdf

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) screening services. The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National NHS Screening Committee (UK NSC). Programmes The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: •  Newborn hearing and Infant Physical Examination Programme Standards xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/newborn-and-infant- physical-examination-screening: programme overview • NHSP programme -standards • NHSP Operational Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction  Newborn and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in NHS Screening Programmes • Infant Physical Examination Programme Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/newborn-and-infant- physical-examination-programme-handbook  NHS screening programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-screening- programmes-national-data-reporting  Managing Safety Incidents in NHS National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety- incidents-in-nhs-screening-programmes  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine Xxxxxxx and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/cg37

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening servicesDown’s, Xxxxxxx’ and Patau’s syndromes Screening (Trisomy 21, 18 &13) as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National NHS Screening Committee (UK NSC)programmes. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing current FASP guidance xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening- programmes/fetal-anomaly • FASP Ultrasound Practitioners Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly- screening: programme overview -ultrasound-practitioners-handbook • NHSP programme standards FASP Laboratory Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal- anomaly-screening-laboratory-handbook-xxxxx-xxxxxxx-and-pataus- syndromes • NHSP Operational Guidance any separate service specifications for the screening laboratory used by the Provider for antenatal screening services • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • UK NSC Guidance, Managing Safety Incidents in the English NHS National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data Guidance & updates on Key Performance Indicators xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-screening-programmes-national- data-reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services Clinical Excellence (MCHASNICE) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols Clinical guideline 62 Antenatal care June 2010 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG62 • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal CG 129 Antenatal care September 2011 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/cg129 • Royal College of women and their babies 2006 Radiologists. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/publication/standards- provision-ultrasound-service • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Service Specification Number 17 Fetal Anomaly Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/04/serv- spec-17-apr16.pdf

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing fetal anomaly ultrasound screening servicesservices as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)NHS Fetal anomaly screening programme. The service This specification is not designed designated to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing screening: programme overview Service Specification Number 16 Fetal Anomaly Screening • NHSP programme FASP screening standards • NHSP Operational Guidance Antenatal and newborn screening key performance indicators (KPIs) • NHSP protocols FASP Ultrasound Practitioners Handbook • NHSP protocols for NICU babies FASP Laboratory Handbook • NHSP staff induction and training requirements FASP Screening Programme Handbook • Managing Safety Incidents in the English NHS National Screening Programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data reporting England Serious Incident Framework • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services FASP Checks and audits to improve quality and reduce risks • National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (MCHASNICE) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols Clinical guideline 62 Antenatal care • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine CG 129 Antenatal care for twin and postnatal care triplet pregnancies • Royal College of women and their babies 2006 Radiologists. Standards for provision of an ultrasound service. • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) Guidelines for the safe use of diagnostic ultrasound. British Medical Ultrasound Society The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services services‌‌‌‌‌ • enabling accessible developing and commissioning training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are is published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌XXX.XX.

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening servicesDown’s, Xxxxxxx’ and Patau’s syndromes Screening (Trisomy 21, 18 &13) as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National NHS Screening Committee (UK NSC)programmes. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing current FASP guidance xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening- programmes/fetal-anomaly • FASP Ultrasound Practitioners Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly- screening: programme overview -ultrasound-practitioners-handbook • NHSP programme standards FASP Laboratory Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal- anomaly-screening-laboratory-handbook-xxxxx-xxxxxxx-and-pataus- syndromes • NHSP Operational Guidance any separate service specifications for the screening laboratory used by the Provider for antenatal screening services • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • UK NSC Guidance, Managing Safety Incidents in the English NHS National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data Guidance & updates on Key Performance Indicators xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-screening-programmes-national- data-reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services Clinical Excellence (MCHASNICE) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols Clinical guideline 62 Antenatal care June 2010 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG62 • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal CG 129 Antenatal care September 2011 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/cg129 • Royal College of women and their babies 2006 Radiologists. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/publication/standards- provision-ultrasound-service • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role Service Specification Number 17 Fetal Anomaly Screening xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/02/serv- spec-17.pdf • ‘Maternity Pathway Payments: Who pays for what?-Aspects of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog Maternity Pathway Payment for the latest national news Screening and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌Immunisations Programmes June 2015 xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/expo/wp- content/uploads/sites/18/2015/06/who-pays-mpp-upd-06-2015.pdf

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England England, a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening servicesthe NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes (NDESP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) NDESP is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS ENHSE) for the population for whom it is its responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)population. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This service specification should needs to be read in conjunction withwith the current NDESP guidance and recommendations. These can be found on the NDESP website: • Newborn hearing xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening-programmes/diabetic-eye NHS DESP Programme Standards: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening-standards-and- performance-objectives Guidance and updates on KPIs: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/young- person-and-adult-screening-submit-key-performance-indicator-data NDESP Operational Guidance: programme overview • NHSP programme standards • NHSP Operational xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/diabetic-eye- screening-commission-and-provide Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in on Failsafe: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening-programme-failsafe- procedures NHS Screening Programmes • Guidance, Managing Serious Incidents in the English NHS screening programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing- safety-incidents-in-nhs-screening-programmes The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible developing and commissioning training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are is published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌XXX.XX.

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England England, a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing screening servicesNHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes (NDESP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) NDESP is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS ENHSE) for NHS England’s responsible population. Local providers should be delivering a service that incorporates the population for whom it is responsible common pathway and which meets the policiesnational service specification. NDESP is currently in a development phase relating to the implementation of extended screening intervals and a single national IT solution. For 2017-2018, recommendations and standards the national service specification reflects requirements for any potential early implementers of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)this development. The service specification is not designed to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This service specification should needs to be read in conjunction withwith the current NDESP guidance and recommendations. These can be found on the NDESP website: • Newborn hearing xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening-programmes/diabetic-eye NHS DESP Programme Standards: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening- standards-and-performance-objectives Guidance and updates on KPIs: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/young-person-and-adult- screening-submit-key-performance-indicator-data NDESP Operational Guidance: programme overview • NHSP programme standards • NHSP Operational xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/diabetic-eye-screening- commission-and-provide Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • Managing Safety Incidents in on Failsafe: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/diabetic-eye-screening- programme-failsafe-procedures NHS Screening Programmes • Guidance, Managing Serious Incidents in the English NHS screening National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes: national data reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine and postnatal care of women and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPS) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌

Purpose of the Specification. To ensure a consistent and equitable approach across England a common national service specification must be used to govern the provision and monitoring of newborn hearing fetal anomaly ultrasound screening servicesservices as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP). The purpose of this the service specification for the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is to outline the service and quality indicators expected by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHS E) for the population for whom it is responsible and which meets the policies, recommendations and standards of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC)NHS Fetal anomaly screening programme. The service This specification is not designed designated to replicate, duplicate or supersede any relevant anyrelevant legislative provisions that which may apply, e.g. of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 2008 or the work undertaken by the Care Quality Commission. The specification will be reviewed and amended in line with any new guidance as quickly as possible. This specification should be read in conjunction with: • Newborn hearing current FASP guidance xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/topic/population-screening- programmes/fetal-anomaly • FASP Screening programme handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly-screening- programme-handbook . • FASP Ultrasound Practitioners Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal-anomaly-screening-ultrasound- practitioners-handbook • FASP Laboratory Handbook xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/fetal- anomaly-screening: programme overview -laboratory-handbook-xxxxx-xxxxxxx-and-pataus- syndromes • NHSP programme standards any separate service specifications for the screening laboratory used by the Provider for antenatal screening services • NHSP Operational Guidance • NHSP protocols • NHSP protocols for NICU babies • NHSP staff induction and training requirements • UK NSC Guidance, Managing Safety Incidents in the English NHS National Screening Programmes xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/managing-safety-incidents-in- nhs-screening-programmes • NHS screening programmes: national data Guidance & updates on Key Performance Indicators can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/collections/nhs-screening-programmes-national- data-reporting • Modernising Children’s Hearing Aid Services (MCHAS) protocols and guidelines • Diagnostic audiology protocols • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline 37 Routine 62 Antenatal care June 2010 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG62 • National Institute for Health and postnatal Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical guideline CG 129 Antenatal care September 2011 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/CG129 • Royal College of women Radiologists. Providing an Ultrasound Service xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/publication/standards-provision-ultrasound-service • Service specification No16 NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme – Screening for Down’s, Xxxxxxx’ and their babies 2006 • Improving Quality in Physiological services (IQIPSPatau’s syndromes ( trisomy 21,18 & 13) The role of PHE Screening The national screening team in Public Health England (PHE Screening) provides expert advice and support to the NHS Screening Programme. It does those things which make sense to do once rather than by each individual screening service. This includes: • developing and monitoring standards • producing public information leaflets • quality assurance of local screening services • enabling accessible training and education Providers should subscribe to the PHE Screening blog for the latest national news and updates. National documentation and guidance are published on XXX.XX.‌‌‌‌xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/commissioning/wp- content/uploads/sites/12/2016/04/serv-spec-16-apr16.pdf