Over the last 5 years, maternity and neonatal services have undergone extensive review. The priorities for change can be found in the following national documents:
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Ockenden Report (2022) Final report of the Ockenden review - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Neonatal GIRFT Workforce Report (2022) Neonatology supplementary workforce GIRFT report > – Getting It Right First Time – GIRFT
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Neonatology GIRFT Report (2022) Neonatology GIRFT national report > – Getting It Right First Time – GIRFT
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NHS England and NHS Improvement (2019) Implementing the Recommendations of the Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review NHS England » Implementing the Recommendations of the Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review
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BAPM - Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care (3rd edition) (2010) | British Association of Perinatal Medicine (bapm.org) (November 2022 - 4th edition in draft awaiting publication)
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NHSE Neonatal Crtiical Care E08 Clinical Reference Group (CRG) NHS commissioning » E08. Neonatal critical care (england.nhs.uk)
Dietetic Workforce Documents
Dietitian Staffing on Neonatal Units - Neonatal Sub-Group Recommendations for Commissioning
Dietitians play an essential role in the neonatal multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing advanced, discipline specific knowledge and skills in order to optimise care and outcomes for babies and their families. Service standards for neonatal dietetic services have been set by the British Dietetic Association Neonatal Dietitians Interest Group (BDA NDiG), endorsed by BAPM, and can be found here.
Competencies for Neonatal Dietitians - Neonatal Subgroup Recommendations
This framework identifies the minimum standards required for dietitians to provide a quality service to babies on neonatal units. The framework can also be used as a guide to the range and level of knowledge and skills required by the dieitian in order to work at a safe, effective and professional level within the neonatal environment. Click here to view the competencies NDIG neonatal_dietitian_competencies 2018.pdf (currently in review)
Page updated November 2022