SONIC: A novel initiative by Burnley NICU

SONIC stands for Stabilisation and Optimisation of Newborn Infant Course. This unique and innovative course was conceptualised and developed by the neonatal team at Burnley General Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is aimed at neonatal teams of local neonatal units (LNU) and special care units (SCU) in the Northwest Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (NWNODN). This paper describes the context, content, success and scope of this course.

Rajasri Rao Seethamraju
Consultant Neonatologist, Burnley General Hospital
rajasri.seethamraju@elht.nhs.uk

Seethamraju R.R. SONIC: A novel initiative by Burnley NICU. Infant 2024; 20(4): 110-13.

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Keywords

team-training; simulation; local neonatal unit; special care unit; neonatal life support

Key points

SONIC is empowering LNU/SCU staff to deal with unexpected emergencies
It has scope to cater to training needs of neonatal emergency response teams in LNU/SCUs within the network.
There has been very positive feedback in the last 18 months.
Further research is needed to identify whether retention and recall of training could improve outcomes for patients.

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