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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