Title:

NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme (NBS)

Description:

The NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme screens newborn babies for ten rare but serious conditions:

• sickle cell disease (SCD)


• cystic fibrosis (CF)


• congenital hypothyroidism (CHT)


• phenylketonuria (PKU)


• medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)


• maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)


• isovaleric acidaemia (IVA)


• glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1)


• homocystinuria (HCU)


• hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1)

Created:

17 Jan 2017

Last Major Update:

25 Sep 2025

Keywords:

phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, newborn, pregnancy, maternity, midwives, midwifery, maternity support worker, MSW, neonatal, hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1