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NCAT recommendation Original Programme response Further Progress
Development of an overall
strategic direction for maternity
and paediatric services with a
supporting workforce strategy to
support the proposals.
Workforce modelling to ensure
support staffing of five paediatric
units and six neonatal units and
recruitment and retention of
community staff and robust
service plans for community
services.
Further engagement with public
and patients regarding the
maternity and paediatric
reconfiguration proposals.
We have:
Established the Paediatric and Maternity
Clinical Implementation Group to explore
in more detail
Carried out wider dissemination and
discussion of the maternity and paediatric
strategies, at Clinical Board and
discussion at local CCG level.
We have:
Established the Paediatric Clinical
Implementation Group to explore in more
detail
Further developed workforce models with
the Paediatric Network and Maternity
CIG.
We have:
Undertaken further communication and
engagement activities, including the large
stakeholder event held on 15 May 2012.
Produced newsletters and dissemination
of CCG strategies.
Participated in Council and Patient and
Public Advisory Group meetings and
Health and Wellbeing Boards.
1. Toolkit for High-Quality Neonatal Service. Department of Health
(2009).
2. Service Standards for Hospitals Providing Neonatal Care (3 rd
Edition). British Association of Perinatal Medicine (2010).
Having agreed workload intensity we will use the DH Toolkit and
BAPM guidance to construct appropriate medical (middle grade and
consultant) and nursing cover at all the five co-located
paediatric/neonatal sites and QCCH neonatal services
We have accepted the LHP paediatric emergency care standards and
the medical / nursing staffing implications of this
A comprehensive workforce strategy is to be put in place by the NWL
Paediatrics and Perinatal (neonatal) Networks during implementation.
There is an opportunity within the reconfiguration to re-deploy staff as
a result of the change from six to five paediatric units, as well as
closure of the Hammersmith paediatric ambulatory unit.
A comprehensive workforce strategy is to be put in place by the NWL
Paediatrics and Perinatal (neonatal) Networks during implementation.
During the consultation we conducted a NWL focus group for mothers
of children less than two years to ensure we understood relevant
issues.
Now also engaging with pregnant women and new mothers as part of
the post-consultation Equalities Impact Assessment work which is
ongoing.
An engagement event for the public and other key stakeholders was
held to discuss the consultation findings. The issue arising were
subsequently included in the CIG‟s consideration.
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