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How a Yeovil doctor is helping to save babies’ lives in Afghanistan

October 7, 2024
Two years ago, Dr Michael Fernando, consultant paediatrician and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s associate medical director at Yeovil Hospital, was asked by the Rotary International President’s Special Representative to Afghanistan, Katerina Kotsali-Papadimitriou, to run the ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ programme in Afghanistan, along with Rotary clubs in Afghanistan – led by Rameen Javid from Rotary Kabul City.

Learning from maternity incidents must be prioritised says RCM as it responds to latest CQC report

October 7, 2024
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Government to act quickly and effectively to improve maternity safety, following a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Services should be better supported to learn not only from where things go wrong but learning from best practice too, RCM says.

Parents report ‘positive feedback’ on bereavement care in Scotland

September 5, 2024
The National Bereavement Care Pathway in Scotland has been praised by bereaved families and health professionals caring for bereaved families, who took part in an evaluation of bereavement care in Scotland. A recently published report shows that bereavement care improved following the introduction of the pathway in Scotland.

Paediatricians call for fund to help lower income families attend healthcare appointments

September 5, 2024
In time with the newly announced ministerial poverty taskforce, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has updated its position statement on poverty as a key driver of child health inequalities. This publication highlights that 30% of children are now living in poverty and this figure is contributing to the worsening health of the UK.

RCM welcomes plan to introduce maternity service inspections in Scotland

September 5, 2024
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the recent announcement from Health Improvement Scotland that routine inspections of maternity services across Scotland will begin in January 2025. However, it has cautioned that there are limitations as the work to develop specific maternity standards has not yet started.

Yeovil Hospital neonatal nurses reduce diagnosis times for jaundice in newborns

September 5, 2024
Newborn babies who need care on the special care baby unit at Yeovil Hospital are now able to undergo diagnosis and treatment for jaundice within minutes.

Bradford trust brings in new infection control measures, staff and training after infection outbreak in neonatal unit

August 9, 2024
It was revealed by the BBC that lapses in hygiene had allowed a superbug to spread through Bradford Royal Infirmary’s (BRI) neonatal intensive care unit in November 2021. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said it had brought in new infection control measures, staff and training after the outbreak.

HIE community to benefit as PEEPS charity is awarded funding

August 9, 2024
The PEEPS charity works to support those affected by hypoxic ischaemic encepalopathy and in July it was awarded multi-year funding for the first time to support its work.

WHO calls for help to develop a maternal wellbeing framework

August 9, 2024
This consultation is one step in a broader process led by the WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (MCA) towards creating a comprehensive framework that supports maternal wellbeing across diverse environments and cultures.

Whooping cough cases rise to over 10,000

August 9, 2024
The UK Health Security Agency urges pregnant women to get vaccinated to protect their newborn babies as whooping cough cases rise to over 10,000.

Dr Mildred Thornton Stahlman, pioneer in neonatal care, dies at 101

July 11, 2024
Pioneering paediatrician Dr Mildred Thornton Stahlman, whose research on fatal lung disease in newborns led to the creation in 1961 of one of the first neonatal intensive care units, has died at the age of 101.

Virtual tour lets families walk round Poole neonatal unit

July 11, 2024
A virtual tour of the Poole Hospital neonatal unit has gone live, enabling families to see the ward and get a better understanding of what to expect if their child needs neonatal care.