Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services

Infant Feeding Care Bundle

Susan HambleyClinical Educator

Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre

Principles for Quality Neonatal Services

• Aim to provide equity of care to the highest standard across Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network

• Principle 3:Care of the baby and family experience

• Principle 5:Professional competence, education and training

Benchmark of Best Practice

• Provision of Breast milk• Environment• Equipment• Communication• Parental education and support• Staff education• Community support

Summary of Scoring Best Practice – Breastfeeding

Analyse data and move forward

Research and Recommendations

• DOH (2009) Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services

• Bliss Baby Charter Standards• Breastfeeding and Expressing Survey

Report(2009)• Poppy Report(2009)• NICE quality standards on specialist neonatal

care(2010)• National Parents Survey-Picker Institute(2011)

Infant Feeding Care Bundle -Aims

• Every family cared for on neonatal units across the Network receives excellent care and support with infant feeding

• Maternity and neonatal services encourage breastfeeding and the expression of milk through the provision of information and dedicated support DOH (2009) Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services

Infant Feeding Care Bundle developed

• consists of a collection of researched elements proven to impact positively on feeding outcomes for families

• aimed to help provide uniformity of care and family experience throughout all the neonatal units in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network as the infant feeding care bundle will be transferable between units

Where are we now?

• The infant feeding care bundle incorporates Standards 1-5

• Will be in use at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre by November 2011

• Network wide in 2012• Standards 6-7 will be within the remit of the

individual unit’s clinical educator to ensure that these standards are achieved.

Breastfeeding and Lactation Management for Neonatal Staff

• Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative 3 day course• Strong focus on the importance of family-

centred care with reference to the Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services

• Links theory to practice in the clinical area• Incorporates practical skill elements• Will be held at LWNC – 10 places available

Best Beginnings

• Small Wonders Films and Change Programme• Intensive Change Programme and Evaluation• Small Wonders Champions• NU-CAT clinical assessment tool• 2012=“Year of Family- Centred care”

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