Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
About this item
- Issue date:
- 30 June 2017
- Status:
- Current
- Corporate Author:
- Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora
- Type:
- Report
- Topic:
- Antenatal and newborn screening, Screening
- Location:
- National
- Copyright status:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
In July 2012 a screening incident was identified where some babies were not screened according to the screening protocol.
An investigation into the incident led to the quality improvement review below.
That review outlined 21 recommendations to further strengthen the programme and its monitoring.
The reports below outline the progress made in implementing the review’s recommendations – including an independent review into the screening test or regime.
Review of Newborn Hearing Screening and Associated Screening Devices