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TV&W Information for Parents and Carers
Bliss – Our vision is that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life. https://www.bliss.org.uk/
best beginnings – Small Wonders are 12 bite-size films following families and their journey in neo-natal units. https://www.bestbeginnings.org.uk/small-wonders
Unicef – Valuing parents as partners in the care of their baby is at the core of the Baby Friendly Initiative neonatal standards https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/parents-as-partners-in-care/
Medicines for Children – Practical and reliable advice about giving medicine to your child. https://www.medicinesforchildren.org.uk/
Sands – Sands is the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. We work to reduce the number of babies dying and to improve care and support for anyone affected by the death of a baby https://www.sands.org.uk/
Contact for families with disabled children – For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability, we’re here. https://contact.org.uk/
Healthier together – The Healthier Together programme relies upon patients and healthcare professionals working together to improve how local healthcare is delivered. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/
DadPad – Being a new dad can be a difficult thing to come to terms with. However, being the parent of a child in neonatal care potentially brings even more complex emotions and problems, as well as a wealth of complex information to digest. https://thedadpad.co.uk/neonatal/
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TV&W Nurse Education
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TW&W Neonatal Transfer Group
SONeT Neonatal Transport Service
SONeT (Southampton Oxford Neonatal Transport Service) provides specialist transport for neonatal patients resident in Thames Valley & Wessex to be transferred to the nearest appropriate hospital for the level of care that they require. The service is collaboration between Oxford University Hospitals and University Hospital Southampton.
There is close co-operation between the SONeT hub teams and the regional Paediatric Intensive Care retrieval service SORT ( Southampton Oxford Retrieval Team) to provide a comprehensive service for Thames Valley and Wessex.
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TV&W Neonatal SIM
This section is designed to provide units with suggested simulation scenarios which have been checked for accuracy and ratified for use. They may be used and adapted to local needs if required. Some scenarios may require more adaptation than others depending on local processes and protocols.
Scenarios are also available on the STAR App. 
PIER website
Any feedback, please contact mailto:england.tv-w.neonatalnetwork@nhs.net
Simulation Scenarios
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TV&W Guidelines and Policies
Nursing Guidelines
Consideration of Light Guideline
Immunisation Competency Framework
Non Nutritive Sucking Guideline
Non Nutritive Sucking – Parents Information Leaflet
Nursing Care of CPAP or Bi Phasic CPAP
Positioning and Handling on the Neonatal Unit
Taste & Smell Booklet – Parents Information
Wessex Perinatal Palliative Care Guideline
Clinical Guidelines
Targeting Oxygen Saturations Guideline
Therapeutic Cooling Guideline Medical
ROP Care Pathway Final Ratified V1.1 Aug 2018
TV PDA in Preterm Infants Guideline
TV Wessex Cardiac Care Pathway Final August 2018
TV Wessex Surgical Care Pathway Final Aug 18
TV Network Surfactant Guideline – Final Feb ’17 – v4 approved
TV Guideline for NAS – v2.1 FINAL Oct 2017
Wessex Guideline for Nutritional Care of Infants – UHS May ’16 – v2 Final October 2017
Postnatal Guidelines
Wessex Postnatal Ward Guideline
Policies
Exception Reporting Policy -reviewed June 18 Final version
Mortality Review template FINAL Dec 2016 Ratified Oct 17
Repatriation of neonates from NICU-LNU to the local SCU
Transfer Policy for LNU SCU 2018 Final Version ratified Sept 2018Exception Reporting Policy -reviewed June 18 Final version