Qualitative exploration of health professionals' experiences of communicating positive newborn bloodspot screening results for nine conditions in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore health professionals' experiences of communicating positive newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) results, highlight differences, share good practice and make recommendations for future research.

Design

Qualitative exploratory design was employed using semi-structured interviews SETTING: Three National Health Service provider organisations in England PARTICIPANTS: Seventeen health professionals involved in communicating positive newborn bloodspot screening results to parents for all nine conditions currently included in the newborn bloodspot screening programme in England.

Results

Findings indicated variation in approaches to communicating positive newborn bloodspot screening results to parents, largely influenced by resources available and the lack o

SUBMITTER: Chudleigh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534703 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature