The Experience of Screening for SCID

This project will evaluate the impact of including Severe Combined Immunodeficiency into the newborn bloodspot screening panel. It will recruit parents and health professionals primarily from the sites where this new form of screening is being trialled well as additional sites where clinicians will be involved in the care of these babies and comparator groups are needed.

The proposed work will consist of two work packages. The first, a mixed-methods study conducted with families from the point of screening information being returned through to the child's fifth birthday. The second, a qualitative interview study conducted with health professionals during the clinical evaluation phase of the national pilot programme.