Neonatal medicine

Neonatologists are paediatric specialists whose expertise is looking after newborn infants or those born prematurely. Find out more about this sub-specialty.

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NNAP Data Assurance Webinar: Checking and validating your 2024 data

In January 2025, the National Neonatal Audit Programme at RCPCH hosted this webinar to support those responsible for quality assuring their neonatal units' 2024 NNAP data.

Neonatal medicine

Data

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NNAP webinar recording: Key findings and national recommendations from the 2023 Summary Report

This webinar, recorded in October 2024, reviewed the key findings and national recommendations from the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) 'State of the nation' summary report on 2023 data.

Neonatal medicine

Data

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NNAP Online: Report Data

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) aims to help neonatal units improve care for babies and their families by identifying areas for quality improvement in relation to the delivery and outcomes of care. NNAP Online: Report Data is a reporting tool which provides access to audit results f...

Area of medicine

Neonatal medicine

Data

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National Neonatal Audit Programme - Summary report on 2023 data

This report summarises the key messages and national recommendations developed by consensus by the NNAP Project Board and Methodology and Dataset Group, based on NNAP data relating to babies discharged from neonatal care in England, Wales, Scotland and Isle of Man between 1 January and 31 December 2...

Neonatal medicine

Clinical guidelines and standards

Quality improvement

Neonatal Update - Young Investigator Award 2024 [OPEN]

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/neonatal-update/young-investiga…

The award is aimed at young investigators transitioning to or having just achieved independent researcher status. Applicants may be clinical or non-clinical.

Award programme/theme

Starter grant / pilot grant

Submission deadline

31 July 2025

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Our campaign for an RSV vaccination programme

Following our open letter signed by over 2,000 paediatricians and healthcare professionals, the UK government and devolved administrations have confirmed the delivery of two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes, for older adults and during pregnancy for infant protection. Rea...

Public affairs and campaigning

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Neonatal medicine - sub-specialty

Neonatologists are paediatric specialists with expertise in looking after newborn infants or those born prematurely. This page is for those exploring, applying to or already in this sub-specialty training programme! We have insights from current specialists on what it's like working in neonatal m...

Neonatal medicine

Paediatric sub-specialty

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Updates on Genomics England's research study on newborn WGS - webinar recording, January 2024

On 18 January 2024 we hosted a webinar with Genomics England, plus a expert panel discussion, to hear the most recent developments in the Genomics England led Generation Study; a research programme to screen newborns by whole genome sequencing. The recording is now available.

Area of medicine

Genomics

Neonatal medicine

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NNAP conference 2023 presentations

On 4 October 2023 the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) held its annual conference. Although we planned to deliver this as a hybrid event, it was fully virtual due to transport issues. Delegates had the opportunity to listen to experts in the field and neonatal teams involved in quality impro...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

News

We launch our new monthly podcast in education - The paeds round

24 October 2023

RCPCH and Medisense have teamed up on a new podcast show. We'll highlight some of the most important issues in paediatrics, with practical clinical insights along the way.