28/09/2020

Changes to Pregnancy Screening

NHS Scotland is making changes to the National Pregnancy Screening Programme.  In addition to existing screening tests, from 28 September women with a booking appointment will now be offered: screening for Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome in the first trimester second Line Test: Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) updated screening for twin pregnancies The Public Health … Continued

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15/09/2020

National Neonatal Network Newsletter – Issue 1

The first issue of the National Neonatal Network newsletter has now been published. This introductory edition provides an update on progress of the Network, and also information about some upcoming webinars that may interest you. Download the full newsletter here.

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11/09/2020

New British Association of Perinatal Medicine Webinars

New British Association of Perinatal Medicine webinars are available to book now! Harnessing Data to Improve Neonatal Care 13:30 – 15:00 17th September 2020 Free to BAPM members / £10 for non-members. Neonatal data – why is it important, what do we do with it and how can we use it to improve care?  Find … Continued

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08/09/2020

Meet the Maternity Network Team

Following what seems like quite a wait the Maternity arm of the Perinatal Network has successfully appointed lead clinicians and the team is now complete. Mary Davie is an experienced Midwife currently working with Healthcare Improvement Scotland, and Tara Fairley is a Consultant Obstetrician in Grampian. Find out more about the Maternity Network team here. … Continued

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26/08/2020

NSD is Recruiting for Programme Managers

NSD is seeking experienced Programme Managers to support two of the strategic networks: the National Neonatal Network and the newly commissioned Strategic Fertility Network for Scotland. Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the post holder will join a team of staff based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. They will work in collaboration with lead clinicians, Network … Continued

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12/08/2020

Could you be Lead Clinician for the new Strategic Fertility Network?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Lead Clinician for the new Strategic Fertility Network, providing leadership to the network jointly with the network Lead Scientist. Working closely with clinical and NSD colleagues the post holder will have a key strategic role in promoting and driving forward the development of an effective, integrated, … Continued

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03/08/2020

National Cooling Event; Virtual Neuroprotection Study Day

                The Scottish Cooling Group and Scottish Perinatal Network are pleased to announce the 2020 Cooling Education Day, MS Teams Webinar. Free to attend, this event will be of interest to Medical, ANP and Neonatal Nursing Staff. This will be an informal and interactive event, with a series … Continued

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10/07/2020

Chief Midwifery Officer’s Blog: Using technology to support maternity care – during Covid-19 and beyond

Throughout the pandemic period women will continue to become pregnant and babies will continue to be born.  Maternity and neonatal services have no option to stand down – so we need to consider the potential for technology to support us maintaining the care that is critical to the outcomes for women and families; including those … Continued

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10/07/2020

Perinatal & Infant Mental Health 2020-21 Delivery Plan launched

  Read how the Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Programme Board (PN-IMHPB) and Perinatal Mental Health Network Scotland (PMHNS) will deliver the ‘Women & Families Maternal Mental Health Pledge’ at Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Delivery Plan 2020-21  

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25/06/2020

SAVE THE DATE

National Cooling Group; Neuroprotection Study Day (Half day event) Supported by the National Neonatal Network Tuesday 1st September 2020

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15/01/2020

Best Start Continuity of Carer and Local Delivery of Care – Implementation Framework

Best Start Publication, January 2020 Continuity of Carer and Local Delivery of Care – Implementation Framework As of the 14 January 2020 the Continuity of Carer and Local Delivery of Care – Implementation Framework has been published by the Scottish Government. Framework to enable maternity services to access useful tools, resources and information to implement … Continued

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15/01/2020

Scottish Neonatal Skills Workshop 27-28 February 2020

Thursday 27th – Friday 28th February 2020  Postgraduate Centre, 1st floor, St Mungo Building    Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF  Registration CFS Events; Scottish Neonatal Skills Workshop 2020  *For further information/enquiries, email:  mollie@cfsevents.co.uk This Meeting has been organised and funded by Chiesi Limited. The delegate fee associated with this meeting does not cover the … Continued

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17/12/2019

Festive Summary

2019 has been a significant year for the Scottish neonatal community with the creation of a single national neonatal network.  The new national network aims to build on the good work of the three previous regional neonatal networks, to support the development of new models of care to improve care for babies and their families … Continued

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25/11/2019

The creation of the Scottish Perinatal Network

As Chief Medical Officer, and as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, I am delighted to see the creation of two national strategic networks for maternity and neonatal care, working together under the umbrella of the Scottish Perinatal Network. Networks are a powerful way to standardise practice and monitor outcomes across our health service. Both networks will … Continued

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