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EVERY MOMENT MATTERS: A POLICY REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENT NEED TO INTRODUCE NEWBORN SCREENING FOR SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY TO THE UK
 

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare, genetic neuromuscular condition that has a devastating impact on the individuals and families affected.1  Early detection of the disease is critical to offering babies specialist treatment that could transform their and their families’ lives.2

Despite this, SMA is currently not included in the NHS newborn bloodspot programme.3 

Read the Every Moment Matters policy report here, exploring the case for why newborn screening for SMA must be implemented in the UK as quickly as possible.

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UK | April 2024 | 319021-2

  1. SMA UK. A Brief Summary: What is SMA? June 2023. Available here. (Accessed November 2023).
  2. European Alliance for Newborn Screening in SMA. Spinal muscular atrophy: Screen at birth, save lives. Whitepaper. November 2021. Available here. (Accessed April 2024).
  3. Public Health England (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities). Newborn blood spot screening: programme overview. January 2023. Available here. (Accessed April 2024)