Guidance

Fetal anomaly screening programme: standards

Screening standards for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 January 2015
• Last updated: 22 April 2026
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  1. 22 April 2026

     Extensive amendments to FASP standards, including new attachment ('standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2026') incorporating FASP-S09 to S12.

  2. 8 October 2024

     Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  3. 28 September 2021

     Published standards for data collected from 1 April 2022.

  4. 12 March 2021

     Removal of pathway and themes diagram.

  5. 5 June 2020

     Updated Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2020.

  6. 26 July 2019

     Format and content of standards updated in line with new consistent approach to all national screening programme standards from July 2019.

  7. 16 March 2018

     Added NHS FASP valid for data collected from 1 April 2018.

  8. 1 January 2015

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Fetal anomaly screening supporting information

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Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2026

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Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2022

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Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2020

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Fetal anomaly screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2018

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Details

These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).

The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2021. They replace previous versions.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.