The UK Newborn Screening Laboratories Network Annual Meeting takes place on 26 June 2026 at Millennium Point in Birmingham. RCPath lists it as a full-day scientific meeting with 4 CPD credits, focused on current developments and emerging evidence in newborn bloodspot screening. The morning programme covers spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency screening, including updates from Scotland, Ireland and France, plus EQUIPOISE proposals for rolling in-service evaluations to generate UK-specific evidence for future screening expansion. The afternoon highlights UK laboratory developments and best practice, including universal second-tier testing strategies, quality assurance, service developments and the future direction of the UK newborn screening programme. The meeting is suitable for clinical and biomedical scientists, chemical pathologists, programme leads and commissioners, as well as others interested in laboratory innovation and newborn screening. Named speakers include Sarah Smith, Loretta O’Grady, Nadège Calmels, Graham Shortland, Stuart Moat, Nick Flynn and Leanne Wherrett. A booking link to newbornscreening.org was present, but the external page timed out in the in-app browser, so registration fees and deadlines could not be verified.