Extent of postcode lottery for Down’s Syndrome tests revealed
Thousands of pregnant women face are being given misleading screening results for Down’s syndrome by hospitals using outdated methods. Here is a full list of the tests used by hospitals in England.
Published: 8:00AM GMT 31 Jan 2010
The combined test
Detection of 90% of cases/screen positive rate of 2%
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Derriford Hospital, Portsmouth
Epsom Hospital, Surrey
Homerton Hospital, London
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
King George Hospital, Essex
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Kent
Queens Hospital, north London
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
St Austell Community Hospital, Cornwall
St Georges Hospital, London
St Helier Hospital, south London
The Royal Free Hospital, north London
William Harvey Hospital, Kent
Detection rate of at least 75% of cases/screen positive rate of 3%
Barnet General Hospital, north London
Basildon Hospital, Essex
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Bassetlaw Hospital, Notts
Bedford Hospital
Central Middlesex Hospital
Chase Farm Hospital, north London
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Colchester General Hospital
Crawley Hospital, Sussex
Darent Valley Hospital, Kent
Derby City General Hospital
Dewsbury & District Hospital, Yorkshire
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Lincs
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Yorkshire
Ealing Hospital, West London
East Surrey Hospital
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London
Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey
Guys Hospital, London
Heatherwood Hospital, Berkshire
Heavitree Hospital, Exeter
Hillingdon Hospital, north London
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambs
Horton Maternity Unit, Oxfordshire
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk
James Paget Hospital, Norfolk
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Kettering General Hospital, Northants
Kings College Hospital, London
Kingston Hospital, Surrey
Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire
Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire
Maidstone Hospital, Kent
Mayday University Hospital, London
Milton Keynes General Hospital, Bucks
Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Newham General Hospital, London
North Middlesex Hospital
Northampton General Hospital
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex
Pembury Hospital, Kent
Peterborough District Hospital
Pinderfields Hospital, Yorkshire
Pontefract General Infirmary, Yorkshire
Poole Hospital, Dorset
Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton
Princess Royal University Hospital, Sussex
QEII Hospital, Hertfordshire
Queen Charlottes Hospital, west London
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, south London
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
Queen Mary’s Hospital, Kent
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Royal Bolton Hospital, Lancashire
Royal Bournemouth General Hospital
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Royal London Hospital
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Southend Hospital, Essex
St John’s Hospital, Esssex
St Mary’s Hospital, Portsmouth
St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight
St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey
St Richard’s Hospital, Sussex
Staffordshire General Hospital
Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Bucks
The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex
The Princess Royal Hospital, Kent
The Rosie Hospital, Cambs
Torbay Hospital, Devon
University Hospital Lewisham, London
West Middlesex Hospital, London
West Suffolk Hospital
Wexham Park Hospital, Berkshire
Whipps Cross University Hospital, London
Whittington Hospital, London
Worthing Hospital, Sussex
Wycombe General Hospital, Bucks
Yeovil Women’s Hospital, Somerset
The Integrated test
Detects 85% of cases/screen positive rate of 3%
Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire
Gloucester Royal Hospital
St Mary’s Hospital NHS Trust, London
Stroud Maternity Unit, Gloucestershire
The Quad test
Detects 75% of cases/screen positive rate of 3%
Alnwick Infirmary, Northumberland
Arrowe Park Hospital, Merseyside
Berwick Infirmary, Northumberland
Bishop Auckland General Hospital, County Durham
Cumberland Infirmary, Cumbria
Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington
Friarage Hospital, North Yorkshire
Furness General Hospital, Cumbria
Hexham General Hospital, Northumberland
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough
Leighton Hospital, Cheshire
Macclesfield District General Hospital, Cheshire
North Devon District Hospital
North Tyneside General Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Shotley Bridge Community Hospital, County Durham
South Tyneside District Hospital
St Mary’s Hospital for Women & Children, Greater Manchester
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Sunderland Royal Hospital
University Hospital of Hartlepool, Cleveland
University Hospital of North Durham
University Hospital of North Tees
Wansbeck General Hospital, Northumberland
West Cumberland Hospital, Cumbria
Westmorland General, Cumbria
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Triple Second Trimester test
Detects 65 to 70% of cases/screen positive rate of 6%
Airedale General Hospital, Yorkshire
Alexandra Hospital, Worcestershire
Barnsley District General Hospital, Yorkshire
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham Womens Hospital
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Yorkshire
Burnley General Hospital, Lancashire
Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Derbyshire
Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, Lancashire
City General Hospital, Stoke on Trent
City Hospital, Birmingham
Countess of Chester Hospital, Cheshire
Fairfield General Hospital, Bury
George Eliot Hospital, Warwickshire
Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham
Grantham and District Hospital, Lincolnshire
Harrogate District Hospital
Hereford County Hospital
Hull Royal Infirmary
Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire
Kidderminster Hospital, Worcestershire
King’s Mill Hospital, Nottingham City
Leeds General Infirmary,
Leicester General Hospital
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leigh Infirmary, LancashireLincoln County Hospital
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Manor Maternity Hospital, Walsall
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North Manchester General Hospital
Nottingham City Hospital
Ormskirk and District General Hospital, Lancashire
Pilgrim Hospital, Lincs
Queens Hospital, South Staffordshire
Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Rochdale Infirmary, Lancashire
Rotherham General Hospital, Yorkshire
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancashire
Royal Oldham Hospital, Lancashire
Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shropshire
Royal United Hospital, Bath
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
Salford Royal
Salisbury District General Hospital, Wiltshire
Sandwell General Hospital
Scarborough Hospital, Yorkshire
Scunthorpe General Hospital, Lincs
Solihull Hospital,
Southmead Hospital, Gloucestershire
Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Sefton
St James’ University Hospital, Leeds
St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol
Tameside General Hospital, Greater Manchester
The Calderdale Royal Hospital, West Yorkshire
The Great Western Hospital, Swindon
Trafford General Hospital, Greater Manchester
Trowbridge Community Hospital, Wiltshire
University Hospital, Coventry
Warrington Hospital, Cheshire
Warwick Hospital
Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire
Weston General Hospital, Somerset
Whiston Hospital, Knowsley
Worcester Royal Hospital
York Hospital
Nuchal Translucency only test
Detects 85% of cases/screen positive rate of 20%
Dorset County Hospital
Eastbourne District General Hospital, Sussex
Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent
The Conquest Hospital, Sussex
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