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HSE National Procedure

Procedure for all Community and Hospital Services Providing the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP)


Topic: Bloodspot screening
Document Owner: National healthy childhood programme
National Group: Public health nursing ; national women and infants health programme
Effective From: 23 May 2022
To provide a standardised approach for the implementation of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP) in all hospitals and community settings
Procedure for all Community and Hospital Services Providing the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP)
PDF, 2.32MB

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 in all hospitals and community settings. users of this procedure include all staff working directly and indirectly in the provision of the NNBSP. The NNBSP applies is all infants in the Republic of Ireland.

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