Audit Update
In 2010 the questions being addressed by this audit are being
amended. A Question Review Working Group was convened and their
recommendations approved by the Project Board.
New List of Audit
Questions (5 KB)
As of the end of 2009 we have ceased auditing the use of
surfactant with the first hour of birth, as recent trials suggest
very preterm babies can be successfully resuscitated without
intubation. NNAP has also stopped auditing the time of first
measurement of blood pressure as there is no recognised association
between early measurement and outcome.
NNAP was established in January 2006, and is currently funded
until March 2011. The audit is addressing 10 audit questions,
requiring a clinical dataset of 23 items.
As of May 2010, 174 English units are submitting NNAP data.
During this year, Scottish and Welsh neonatal units are also being
invited to join the audit.
From October 2008 units contributing data have been
de-anonymised and all reports are including full unit names.
The overall aims of the audit are:
- to assess whether babies requiring specialist neonatal care
receive consistent high quality care across England and Wales in
relation to the audit questions;
- to identify areas for improvement in relation to service
delivery and the outcomes of care; and
- to set up a mechanism for ensuring high quality care in
neonatal services in the future.
Changing practice in neonatal units
In 2008 we asked clinicians to let us know how participation in
the NNAP had changed practice in their neonatal unit. These are
some of the
comments we received.
Resources
We have produced the following leaflets for use on the neonatal
unit:
Guide for Parents
Information
Leaflet for Neonatal Unit Staff
Please email us if you would like a supply of these leaflets to
be sent to your unit.
Two year follow up
NNAP is auditing the health status of babies <32+0 weeks
gestation at birth. The electronic form available on the
Neonoatal.net is the preferred method, but if a paper version is
required, it can be downloaded here:
NNAP Two
Year Outcome Form
Contact us
For further details, please contact
Kim Davis, Project
Co-ordinator.
