Comparing Ireland to other countries in newborn screening a 'misleading oversimplification'

'It shouldn’t be perceived that these numbers, of say Italy screening for 40-plus numbers and Ireland screening for fewer, that this is a kind of a league table.'

It is a “misleading oversimplification” to compare the number of health conditions newborns are screened for in Ireland directly with other countries, the outgoing chair of the National Screening Advisory Committee said.

This follows criticism by families and advocates of the lower number of conditions screened for here compared to many European countries.