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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 flow and privacy

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) collects data from neonatal units from across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Isle of Man and reports annually. Please see below for information about the data flow process, privacy and data protection.

Neonatal medicine

Data

Patient safety

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NNAP conference 2022 presentations

On 8 June 2022 the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) held our first conference in more than three years. This hybrid event enabled stakeholders to come together in person and virtually to learn how NNAP data is being used to improve neonatal care. Delegates had the opportunity to listen to a ...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) data and data access

NNAP collects data from neonatal units from across England, Scotland, Wales and Isle of Man and reports annually. See below for information about the data collection process and to find out how you can access NNAP data for research.

Neonatal medicine

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) measures

The audit reports on key measures of the process and outcomes of neonatal care and supports professionals, families and commissioners to improve the care provided to babies requiring specialist treatment. In particular, we report outcomes of neonatal care, measures of optimal perinatal care, materna...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

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�鶹ӰԺ and BAPM statement – response to the Ockenden review

30 March 2022

On 30 March 2022 Donna Ockenden published the ‘findings, conclusions and essential actions’ following her independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity - information for parents and carers

You have been given this leaflet because your baby was born at less than 32 weeks of pregnancy (very premature birth) or had a birthweight of less than 1,500g (3lb 5oz) and is at risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This leaflet gives you more information about ROP. It explains w...

Neonatal medicine

Ophthalmology

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Screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - clinical guideline

ROP is one of the few causes of childhood visual disability that is largely preventable. This evidence-based guideline is by RCPCH in collaboration with Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), published in 2022 and revised in October 2024. ...

Neonatal medicine

Perinatal medicine

Clinical guidelines and standards

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A rewarding career in paediatrics

8 March 2022

In celebration of International Women's Day 2022, we reached out to Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie, consultant paediatrician and RCPCH Officer for Genomics, to share her thoughts about working in paediatrics and neonatology research.

Volunteering opportunity

College Specialty Advisory Committees: Members

Closing date

13 July 2026

The CSACs supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training. We have vacancies in hepatology and nutrition, neonatal medicine, nephrology, rheumatology and gastroenterology.

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to the publication of a ‘deep dive’ review of maternity services at Cwm Taf

11 February 2022

Following publication of a report by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives in 2019 that identified significant improvements to maternity services needed at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, the Welsh Government set up an Independent Maternity Se...