Yeovil neonatal nurses reduce jaundice diagnosis time
Neonatal nurses on the special care baby unit at Yeovil Hospital are now able to diagnosis and treat jaundice in newborns within minutes. The success is the result of a service evaluation project run by senior sister Beth Hawken and staff nurse Eleonora Forbes, which investigated re-admissions of babies with jaundice. Part of Somerset NHS […]
Kings College London recruiting for online focus group
A researcher at Kings College London is recruiting neonatal professionals to take part in an online focus group on 3rd July 2024. Kirsty Jane, specialist music therapist and research associate with Kings College London, is working with parents with lived experience and supporting charities to consider what music therapy might look like on the neonatal […]
NHS England updates neonatal critical care service specification
NHS England has published an updated neonatal critical care service specification. Published on the NHS England website on 11th March 2024, the specification includes details of service aims and outcomes, models, and pathways. Additionally, standards are included for additional services such as transfers, neonatal end of life care, neonatal outreach and follow-up services. The update […]