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  • Newborn bloodspot screening policies and standards

    Public Health Report

    The Screening Division of Public Health Wales is responsible for the planning, preparation and delivery of the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Wales (NBSW) programme. The programme offers every newborn baby who […]

  • Antenatal Screening Wales policy, standards and protocols 2023

    Public Health Report

    Antenatal Screening Wales (ASW) was asked by the Welsh Assembly Government to establish policies, standards and a performance management framework for antenatal screening delivered by maternity services in Wales. ASW […]

  • Antenatal Screening Wales Annual Report 2024 to 2025

    Public Health Report

    This report is a detailed summary of information on work undertaken by Antenatal Screening Wales for the year April 2024 to the end of March 2025.

  • Antenatal Screening Wales annual report 2022 to 2024

    Public Health Report

    This report outlines the work undertaken by Antenatal Screening Wales (ASW) from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024. This summary report highlights the achievements of the team and provides […]

  • Antenatal Screening Wales annual report 2019 to 2022

    Public Health Report

    This report outlines the work carried out by Antenatal Screening Wales between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2022. This summary report highlights the team’s achievements and gives us an […]

  • Antenatal Screening Wales annual report 2018 to 2019

    Public Health Report

    The following report outlines the work undertaken by Antenatal Screening Wales (ASW) from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. This summary report highlights the achievements of the team working […]

  • Newborn Hearing Screening Wales Annual Statistical Report 2022 to 2023

    Public Health Report

    This is the nineteenth annual statistical report published by Newborn Hearing Screening Wales (NBHSW). This report covers data for babies born between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. One […]

  • Prevent

    Knowledge Article

    PREVENT is a strand of the UK counter terrorism strategy known as the CONTEST strategy the aim of the strategy is ‘to reduce the risk to the UK and its […]

  • Mental Capacity Act (MCA) / Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

    Knowledge Article

    The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, covering England and Wales, provides a statutory framework for people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, or who have capacity and want […]

  • Child protection medical assessment process

    Knowledge Article

    As part of a Once for Wales approach, the Wales Lead Doctors in Safeguarding (WLDS) Sub-Group of the NHS Wales Safeguarding Network has developed a suite of All-Wales resources to support the […]