M P Ward Platt1, K Brown. 1. Wansbeck Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland, UK. m.p.ward-platt@ncl.ac.uk
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of the neonatal care delivered by an advanced neonatal nurse practitioner led service at Ashington Hospital, Northumberland. SETTING: Maternity service with no resident paediatric medical input. DESIGN: Comparison of quality measures on sentinel cases with five comparator hospitals using modified confidential enquiry. RESULTS: On six out of seven dimensions, the neonatal nurse practitioner service performed better than the average of the five comparator hospitals, and overall ranked second. CONCLUSION: Good quality neonatal care can be delivered by advanced neonatal nurse practitioners alone, without the support of resident junior paediatricians.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of the neonatal care delivered by an advanced neonatal nurse practitioner led service at Ashington Hospital, Northumberland. SETTING: Maternity service with no resident paediatric medical input. DESIGN: Comparison of quality measures on sentinel cases with five comparator hospitals using modified confidential enquiry. RESULTS: On six out of seven dimensions, the neonatal nurse practitioner service performed better than the average of the five comparator hospitals, and overall ranked second. CONCLUSION: Good quality neonatal care can be delivered by advanced neonatal nurse practitioners alone, without the support of resident junior paediatricians.