Joint Neonatal Guidelines Group
The group has joint membership with representatives from both the SSBC Neonatal ODN and the SWM Neonatal ODN with joint responsibility for overseeing the production and implementation of a collection of neonatal clinical guidelines across the network. This page contains all the various documents and papers of the Guidelines Group, including; agendas and minutes of meetings, reports, presentations, etc. As well as links to external national documents of interest to the Group.
Terms of Reference and Objectives (review September 2018)
Meetings of the Group are held bi-annually. Details of the date, time and venue of the next meeting can be found on the event page. If you would like to receive notification of network events by e-mail, you can register to be a member of the Staffordshire, Shropshire and Black Country Newborn Network by clicking on the JOIN THIS NETWORK button at the bottom of our home page.
Thursday 4 July 2019
Notes of the 20 March 2019, see below
BCGP Update on the Next Edition of the Neonatal Guidelines
Network Audit and QI Competition 19 September 2019
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Notes of the 20 November 2018, see below.
Death and Seriously Ill Babies Guideline
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Notes of the 19 July 2018, see below.
Formal Adoption Forms Received and Guidelines forwarded to Kathryn to pass on to authors/reviewers:
Caveat for inclusion in Preface
BCGP Update on Guidelines Process
NICE Draft Guideline on Specialist Neonatal Respiratory Care for Babies Born Preterm
Thursday 19 July 2018
Production Schedule for 2019-2021 Neonatal Guidelines
Final Approved Notes of the 15 March 2018.
Notes of the 15 March 2018, see below.
Formal Adoption Forms Received and Guidelines forwarded to Kathryn to pass on to authors/reviewers:
Guidelines Requiring Amendment:
Coagulopathy Guideline
Longline Guideline, Author Updated Longline Guideline and Longline SCI Bulletin
Thursday 15 March 2018
Notes of the 14 September 2017, see below.
Formal Adoption Form Extended Deadline to the 2 April 2018
Walsall Formal Adoption and Difficult Airway
2015-17 Guidelines User Survey
Thursday 14 September 2017
Notes of the 18 May 2017, see below.
Draft Terms of Reference and Objectives
Printed Books Feedback:
Thursday 18 May 2017
Guidelines Production Schedule
Notes of the 17 January 2017, see below.
Terms of Reference and Objectives, see above.
QI Briefing Document for Extraordinary Sub Group Meeting on Friday 9 June
Tuesday 17 January 2017
Results of Guidelines User Survey
Additional topics suggested:
Hyponatraemia
Diagnosis of brain death Do not resuscitate guidance
Management of Hypoalbuminaemia in the Newborn
NICE Guideline on Specialist Neonatal Care Consultation ends Thursday 9 February
Notes of the 13 September 2016, see below.
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Neonatal Guidelines Presentation
Monday 20 June 2016
SaTH guideline on subgaleal haemorrhage
Notes of the 14 March 2016, see below.
Guidelines User Survey Interim Results
BCGP Update and Invitation to Authors for 15-09-16 Event
NICE Neonatal Jaundice Addendum
Monday 14 March 2016
Cooling Audit Presentation February 2016
Formal Adoption Form for completion by the end of May 2016
Notes (agreed 20-06-16)
Notes of the 1 June 2015, see below.
Guidelines 2013-15 User Survey Results
Monday 1 June 2015
Notes of the 23 February 2015, see below.
BCGP Neonatal Guidelines Update as of the 19-05-15
Monday 23 February 2015
Notes (agreed 01-06-15)
Notes of the 8 December 2014, see below.
BCGP Neonatal Guidelines Update as of the 17-02-15
Monday 8 December 2014
Notes (agreed 23-02-15)
Notes of the 29 September 2014, see below.
FINAL Guidelines 2013-15 User Survey Results
BCGP Neonatal Guidelines Update
NICE Declaration of Conflict of Interest
Monday 29 September 2014
Notes (agreed 08-12-14)
Notes of the 22 May 2014, see below.
Guidelines 2013-15 User Survey Results
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR)
Notes of the NICE Accreditation meeting 10-07-14 and DRAFT Process Document
Thursday 22 May 2014
Notes (agreed 29-09-14)
Notes of the previous meeting below.
Objectives Review of Progress for 2013/14
Errors and inaccurracies identified
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Notes (agreed 22-05-14)
Final Version of Adoption of Guidelines Form
Notes of the previous meeting below.
Monday 15 July 2013
Notes of the previous meeting below.
Previous User Survey for Amendment/Additions
Draft Adoption of Network Guidelines Template
BCG Neonatal Guidelines Update as of the 05-07-13
Thursday 13 June 2013
There is visitor/staff parking at the back of the hospital from Weston Road entrance
Notes of the previous meeting below.
Terms of Reference and Objectives 2013/14 above.
Review of Progress for 2012/13 Objectives
Draft Formal Adoption of Guidelines Form
Monday 18 March 2013
Notes (agreed 13 June 2013)
Review of Progress for 2012/13 Objectives
Draft Formal Adoption of Guidelines Form
Notes of the previous meeting below.
BCGP Update as of the 08-03-13
Results of the UHNS 2011 Guidelines User Survey
Review of Terms of Reference and Objectives, above, under Any Other Business.
Thursday 17 January 2013
Notes (agreed 18 March 2013)
New librarian contact details for literature search requests:
Rachael Lewis e-mail: r.c.lewis@keele.ac.uk
SWMNN Supporting Your Baby's Development Parent Information Leaflet to be agreed by SSBCNN, please follow link.
Notes of the 05 July 2012, see below.
Notes of the Sub Group Meeting 18 October 2012
Draft Notes of the QIPP Group Meeting 06 December 2012
Neonatal Guidelines 2013 Update from the BCGP, as of the 10-01-13
Summary Results of the Neonatal Guidelines User Survey 2011
Thursday 5 July 2012
Neonatal Guidelines 2013-15 Production Schedule
Neonatal Guidelines 2013-15 Editorial Flow Chart
Draft Notes of the QIPP Group meeting held on the 10-04-12
New Guidelines for the Next Edition:
Antibiotics for Neonatal Infection
BCG and Unknown Maternal HIV Status in Postnatal Ward
Investigation of Neonate with Maternal History of TB
Thursday 26 January 2012
Summary of the Draft NICE Guideline on Early Neonatal Infection
Notes (agreed 5 July 2012)
Draft Notes of the QIPP Group meeting held on the 20-10-11
Draft Contents for the Postnatal Ward Folder
Draft Amended Extreme Prematurity Parent Information Leaflets:
Obstetric Guidelines 2011 User Survey Results
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Draft Notes (agreed 26-01-12)
Draft Notes of the QIPP Group meeting held on the 14-07-11
Neonatal Guidelines Two Sided User Survey for Inclusion in Book
Neonatal Guidelines Single Sided User Survey for Inclusion in Book
Draft Network Pre-Term Less Than 23 Weeks Parent Information Leaflet
Draft Network Pre-Term 23-25 Weeks Parent Information Leaflet
Draft Network Pre-Term 26-28 Weeks Parent Information Leaflet
Obstetric Guidelines Update (circulated at the meeting)
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Notes (agreed 20-09-11)
Draft Notes of the QIPP Group meeting held on the 17-03-11
FINAL Neonatal Guidelines User Survey 2012
FINAL Postnatal Ward Guidelines User Survey 2012
BCGP Neonatal Guidelines Update as of the 27-07-11
BCGP Obstetric Guidelines Update
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Presentation of the Results of the Guidelines User Survey 2009/10
