A national survey of neonatal community outreach practices in England, Wales and Scotland
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Lee,Chuen Wai
Snook,Janine
Salgin,Burak
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2025
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Neonatal community outreach teams (NCOTs) support safe transition of babies from hospital to home. To provide a national overview of NCOT practices. A national survey of NCOT services in England, Wales and Scotland was conducted between May and December 2022. The survey addressed four domains: (1) resources available to NCOTs; (2) NCOT activity; (3) NCOT service provision (4) support networks accessible to NCOTs. 72 % (129/179) neonatal units had dedicated neonatal outreach services covered by 111 NCOTs. From the 94 NCOT respondents (response rate 85 %, 94/111), only 36 % offered a seven-day service. There was variability in caseload size and duration of follow-up care. 94 % were integrated within neonatal units. 66 % received support through collaborative neonatal networks. This survey establishes a baseline of neonatal outreach practices from NCOTs' perspective. The findings support implementation of the new British Association of Perinatal Medicine Neonatal Outreach Framework to standardise care.
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Journal of Neonatal Nursing
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31
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6