Title:

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Description:

The aim of this e-learning 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 (NBS) Screening Programme > Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Keywords:

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

Created:

6 Aug 2021

Updated:

6 Aug 2021