Newborn Screening in the United Kingdom—Continuous Improvement and Optimisation of Newborn Screening Programmes
A topical collection in International Journal of Neonatal Screening (ISSN 2409-515X).
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Interests: newborn blood spot screening; inherited metabolic diseases; pre-analytical factors; dried blood spot quality; laboratory data science; computer vision; laboratory informatics
2. GKT School of Medical Education, Kings College London, London, UK
Interests: newborn bloodspot screening; tandem mass spectrometry; inherited metabolic diseases; laboratory innovation; quality improvement; standardisation & harmonisation; analytical validation; rare disease diagnostics
Interests: newborn bloodspot screening; cystic fibrosis; communication of screening results; sickle cell disease; IMDs; genetic information sharing, impact of false positive and uncertain results following screening
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Topical Collection Information
Dear Colleagues,
Newborn screening programmes must continually evolve to ensure they remain effective, equitable, evidence-based and responsive to advances in healthcare, technology and population needs. While decisions about programme expansion are important, the long-term success of newborn screening depends equally on the ongoing evaluation, optimisation and quality improvement of existing programmes, supported by the effective use of data to monitor performance, understand outcomes and inform decision-making.
This Topical Collection seeks to showcase research and experience from across the UK that contribute to the continuous improvement of newborn screening services. We welcome submissions that evaluate programme performance, measure outcomes, identify inequalities, support policy development, and drive continuous quality improvement.
Nick Flynn
Dr. Rachel Carling
Dr. Jane Chudleigh
Collection Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- newborn screening
- quality improvement
- policy development
- decision-making
- equity
