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Sickle cell and thalassaemia high/low prevalence laboratory return

Sickle cell and thalassaemia high/low prevalence laboratory return 2025 to 2026

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Sickle cell and thalassaemia high prevalence laboratory return 2025 to 2026

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Sickle cell and thalassaemia low prevalence laboratory return 2025 to 2026

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These data templates are for submitting annual screening data from sickle cell and thalassaemia screening laboratories.

There are two templates with different versions for high prevalence areas and low prevalence areas. Use the area prevalence for sickle cell and thalassaemia for NHS trusts guidance to determine the form to use.

Please download and complete either the high prevalence or low prevalence data collection template. Once complete, return to england.screeningdata@nhs.net by 17th July 2026.

Contact england.screeningdata@nhs.net with any queries.

Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2024
Last updated 30 April 2026 + show all updates
  1. 2025-26 templates added

  2. Publishing the 2024-25 template

  3. Updated templates to fix an error where the risk was inccorrectly assigned in compound heterozygous cases.

  4. First published.

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