Add screening for SMA type 1 to routine newborn blood spot test at day 5 of age
Add screening for SMA type 1 to routine Newborn blood spot test in England to promote early access to treatment to avoid severe disability or death.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 10/100,000
- 12 FEB 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755980
- 04 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
For Screening for SMA Type 1 to be added to the newborn screening programme in England to be completed on day 5-8 days of age (Already added to Scotlands screening programme).
Early detection and treatment is essential to avoid severe disability and death - The time in which this condition is not detected has direct and severe consequences to long term outcomes and prognosis.