8 June – Nickie Aiken MP champions newborn screening programme with Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP from hancock review Watch Video
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Description: Member of Parliament for the Cities of London & Westminster, Nickie Aiken, today raised concerns about the lack of testing undertaken in children through the newborn screening programme. nnCurrently, the UK only tests for 9 rare diseases, whilst Iceland tests for 49 and Italy 47. The lack of testing puts our children at risk of severe disability. nnNickie would like the UK Government to overhaul the current newborn screening programme to align with other European and high-income countries an
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