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Guidance: Down’s syndrome screening quality assurance support service: report types

Nhs England

July 16
16:12 2024

This guidance includes information on the 6 types of report produced by the Downs syndrome screening quality assurance support service (DQASS).

These reports are:

  • a detailed laboratory report for each screening laboratory/network
  • a summary laboratory/network report
  • a feedback plot (NT/CRL) for each individual ultrasound practitioner
  • a feedback plot (NT/CRL) summary report for each ultrasound provider
  • the laboratory/network cycle report
  • the ultrasound cycle report

Updates to this page

Published 23 July 2021
Last updated 16 July 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated process for red flag to include practitioner working at more than one site.Updated laboratory submission information.Added clarification to throughput description and information on DQASS reporting website.Removed reference to national and regional QA and PHE.

  2. Updated process for red flag to include practitioner working at more than one site.Updated laboratory submission information.Added clarification to throughput description and information on DQASS reporting website.Removed reference to national and regional QA and PHE.

  3. Updated 'Nuchal translucency and crown-rump length diagnostic plot self assessment tool' to solve spreadsheet technical issues.

  4. First published.

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