Title:

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Description:

The aim of this elearning module is to support health professionals working in SCID screening areas to:

• understand what SCID is and the incidence of SCID


• describe the effects of SCID


• describe screening for SCID


• describe the SCID evaluation


• understand what the SCID screening outcomes may mean


• know the common treatments for SCID


• understand what SCID information and support is available to parents

Hierarchy:

NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme (NBS) > Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Keywords:

screening, pathway, severe, combined, immunodeficiency, (SCID), outcomes, blood spot, immune, newborn, inherited, CHIS

Created:

6 Aug 2021

Updated:

25 Sep 2025