Guideline
Newborn and infant physical examination: clinical guidance
NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Screening Programme2025last updated 30 January 2025
- Families and professional practice
- Medical
- Newborn examination
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Quality improvement
Summary
This GOV.UK collection page brings together the clinical guidance for the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) screening programme in England. It links to the screening pathway requirements, the programme handbook, quality improvement guidance and the programme standards. It applies to clinicians who perform or oversee the newborn and infant physical examination, including midwives, nurses and doctors. The collection was first published in 2014, and the lead organisation changed to NHS England in 2025.
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