Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“Utilising the support of parents in the shared care of babies We recognise the key role parents play in the shared care of babies in the neonatal unit. To ensure that there is a consistent approach to this involvement we are working with the South Yorkshire Neonatal Operational Development Network to deliver a network wide action plan for increased family involvement in neonatal care”

“updated umbilical line insertion checklist has been amended and now includes a specific entry requirement for informing parents if the catheter is in a suboptimal position”

“In March 2022, we introduced a second consultant on duty at weekends for 5 hours e ach day to provide additional ward round capacity and a second point of contact for junior staff”

“Increasing the number of Advanced Neonatal Nurse [name redacted] (ANNPs).”

“Converting some of our present 6 month junior doctor rotational posts to 12-18 month posts at Clinical Fellow level and 2-year International trainee posts”

“an audit of the new form will be conducted reviewing forms completed during May-July 2022 to assess the current levels of completion”

“agreed to ensure the appropriate dissemination of information relating to MCA across relevant staff groups, in order to raise awareness.”

“e IDDSI training will be added to Job Specific Essential Training (JSET), making it necessary training for all hospital and intermediate care based registered nurses, clinical support workers (CSW), trainee nursing associates, and housekeepers involved in mealtime procedures. Plans to include IDDSI training in JSET have been submitted to our Professional Education Group (PEG) for ratification. PEG is chaired by the Deputy Chief Nurse and, once JSET proposals have been approved, the target is to”