New lab means babies in Wales will be screened for more conditions
What was announced
<ul> <li>£1.21m lab at University Hospital Wales to expand newborn screening in Wales.</li> <li>£529,000 extra to add Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 to the 9 conditions already screened for.</li> <li>Investment will mean Wales is in a position to explore taking part in the evaluation, and any potential future national screening, for SMA and SCID.</li> </ul>
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- “<ul> <li>£1.21m lab at University Hospital Wales to expand newborn screening in Wales.</li> <li>£529,000 extra to add Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 to the 9 conditions already screened for.</li> <li>Investment will mean Wales is in a position to explore taking part in the evaluation, and any potential future national screening, for SMA and SCID.</li> </ul>”
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- Welsh Government (Devolved government) · more news
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- Original: https://media.service.gov.wales/news/new-lab-means-babies-in-wales-will-be-screened-for-more-conditions
- Published 2026-10-22 22:00:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-23 19:45:44 UTC from Welsh Government
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