The North West Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (NWNODN) aims to provide high quality neonatal care to babies and their families.
The NWNODN works in partnership with families and healthcare professionals delivering neonatal care across the north west, helping each clinical setting to achieve the highest standard of care possible.
Each year over 8,000 babies are admitted to one of the twenty-two neonatal units within the NWNODN, which include two neonatal surgical centres and two cardiac centres, all served by one dedicated 24/7 neonatal transport team (Connect North West).
The purpose of the NWNODN:
Ensure effective clinical flows through the provider system
Facilitate system-wide collaboration
Improve multi-professional, cross-organisational engagement
Develop consistent guidance and service standards to ensure a consistent patient and family experience
Focus on quality assurance
Capacity planning
Activity and quality monitoring
Success of the NWNODN has been able to ensure:
- Better access to and from services at the right time
- Improved operational consistency
- Better outcomes for patients
- Increased productivity
- Greater collaboration between providers in a pathway
- Robust governance arrangements.