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HSE National Procedure

HSE National Procedure for all staff providing the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP)


Topic: Newborn bloodspot screening
Document Owner: Programme Manager, National Healthy Childhood Programme, Screening Programmes
National Group: National Healthy Childhood Programme; Public Health Nursing; National Women and Infants Health Programme
Effective From: 13 April 2026
To provide a standardised approach for the provision of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP) in all relevant community and hospital settings.
HSE National Procedure for all staff providing the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP)
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This HSE national procedure, and its appendices, apply to all staff working directly and indirectly in the provision of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP) in all relevant hospitals and community settings. Users of this procedure include all staff working directly and indirectly in the provision of the NNBSP. The NNBSP applies to all infants in the Republic of Ireland as outlined in the procedure.

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