North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network Julie McCabe, Network Director “Working together to provide the highest standard of care for babies and families”

What is a Clinical Network? Networks are about: Breaking down boundaries Cross organisational working Focusing on the needs of the patient & cover the whole patient journey Improving outcomes Reducing unwarranted variation

Greater Manchester, Lancashire and south Cumbria North East, north Cumbria, and the Hambleton & Richmondshire districts of North Yorks Greater Manchester, Lancashire and south Cumbria Cheshire & Mersey West Midlands East Midlands South West Thames Valley East of England Wessex Yorkshire & The Humber South East Coast London Geography 22 Neonatal units + IOM & North Wales 3 locality Neonatal Networks NWNODN Neonatal Transport Service 83,000 Births 465 Cots 8,623 Admissions Second largest ODN One core support team

Neonatal Transport Group NWODN Board Cheshire and Mersey Neonatal Steering Group Greater Manchester Neonatal Steering Group Lancashire and South Cumbria Steering Group CEG SIG SIG CEG SIG SIG CEG SIG ODN Data Group Neonatal Transport Group NWNODN Governance Framework

2016/17 C&M Annual Activity Capacity Demand and Cot Requirement Report   Key Findings Neonatal activity has decreased Live births within has decreased Neonatal acuity has increased 11% of babies born are admitted to neonatal units 83% of Intensive care is delivered in NICU’s There is insufficient capacity within the NWNODN due to ongoing chronic workforce deficit There are sufficient physical equipped cots within the NWNODN to meet Demand Term admissions have increased There is significant variation in the number of term babies admitted to neonatal units across the NWNODN Decrease in the number of transfers out of networks Activity from neighbouring ODN’s has Increased Document is tabled for information

Review of Medical and ANNP Workforce in the Cheshire & Merseyside Neonatal Network Self Assessment Unit Designation Tier 1 compliant? Tier 2 compliant? Tier 3 compliant? 1 LNU No (partial) No Yes 2 3 4 5 6 7 NICU 8   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daytime Compliant at tier 1 No Yes Compliant at tier 2 Compliant at tier 3 Night-time Telephone survey

2016/17 Annual Activity Capacity Demand and Cot Requirement Report NWNODN - Increase required to WTE in Budget recommended by CRG NNC to achieve BAPM

Neonatal Mortality EMBRRACE 2017 Births Code Cheshire and Merseyside Neonatal Network 28,573 ● Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network 16,986 Greater Manchester Neonatal Network 37,215 ● up to 10% higher than the average for the comparator group ● more than 10% higher than the average for the comparator group

Neonatal ODN contribution to FYFV Better Health Improving Outcomes Family integrated care Reducing the number of babies separated from their mothers Optimising Place of delivery Network approach to the reduction in neonatal mortality Workforce development Better care Improving Quality Cardiac pathway Integrated palliative care Surgical pathway Single surgical service Neonatal outreach CQUIN Network education and training Workforce development Better value Right care, right place, right professional Activity Capacity Demand review Central capacity cot/bed management system Network procurement New Pricing and contracting models Workforce planning

Present Shortfall in staffing Aging workforce Strengths Weaknesses Well trained committed workforce Family centered Care Positive Feedback from parents Universal data system (badgernet) National data collection World class diagnostics Excellent training programmes World leaders in neonatal neuroscience research Shortfall in staffing Aging workforce No standard approach to evaluate outcomes (2 year follow up) Data quality issues Variation in care Reduction in funding

Future Opportunities Threats Adequate funding for staff to meet standards Reduction in trainee numbers Staff retention Resistance to reconfiguration Cuts to staff training budgets Parental Involvement in service Improvements/service design Standardised Data collection Standardisation of Tariff Regional procurement Service redesign to meet standards