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Written by expert consultants and clinical scientists currently practising in the UK, the BSH Guidelines provide up-to-date evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological diseases. Self accreditation Listen to two podcasts and earn one CPD point via self-accreditation Join our Guidelines Newsletter to be notified when new guidelines/good practice papers are published by going into your members account under MyBSH. Non members can email bshguidelines@b-s-h.org.uk to sign up for updates.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Significant Haemoglobinopathies: a guideline for screening and diagnosis
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Antenatal screening/testing of pregnant women should be carried out according to the guidelines of the National Health Service (NHS) Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme. Newborn screening and, when necessary, follow-up testing and referral, should be carried out according to the guidelines of the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme. All babies under 1 year of age arriving in the United Kingdom should be offered screening for sickle cell disease (SCD). Preoperative screening for SCD should be carried out in patients from ethnic groups in which there is a significant prevalence of the condition. Emergency screening with a sickle solubility test must always be followed by definitive analysis. Laboratories performing antenatal screening should utilise methods that are capable of detecting significant variants and are capable of quantitating haemoglobins A2 and F at the cut-off points required by the national antenatal screening programme. The laboratory must ensure a provisional report is available for antenatal patients within three working days from sample receipt.
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