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BAPM and RCPCH have issued a statement on categorising COVID-19 risk for the newborn.

This is an equipment safety alert for neonatal clinicians using the Fabian Neonatal Ventilators (Fabian HFO, Fabian HFOi, Fabian+nCPAP) for conventional ventilation in the Volume Guarantee (VG) mode. 

NHS Resolution’s Early Notification (EN) team are advertising for a National Neonatal Clinical Fellow on a fixed-term or secondment basis for one year.

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has started a national consultation on screening for Preterm birth and asks for comments and feedback on the consultation papers.

The 2020 BAPM Gopi Menon Awards are now open and receiving entries. The closing date is 11 October 2020 and the winners will be announced on 15th December.

We are expanding our judging panel for the BAPM Gopi Menon Awards in 2020. If you would like to help review the applications and agree the shortlist we would love to hear from you. Any BAPM members are eligible to volunteer and we are especially keen to recruit a trainee as we do not have trainee representation on the panel at the moment.

Following on from the recent BAPM publication of the Framework for Practice on the Perinatal Management of Extreme Preterm Birth Before 27 weeks of Gestation an online survey has been developed to determine the views of UK doctors and ANNPs on resuscitation of extremely preterm infants.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard focusing on neonatal respiratory support in hospital for babies born preterm (before 37 weeks of pregnancy).

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is seeking to appoint Clinical Advisors to work within the HSIB’s Maternity Programme. The Clinical Advisor will be required to provide support and clinical expertise in obstetrics, neonatology, anaesthetics, critical care, or maternal medicine or related specialities. This would be to provide clinical advice and quality assurance to maternity investigations. The post holder will also be required to present the work of and be an ambassador of HSIB at relevant local and national events.

This June, Sands is running the "Finding the words: supporting the NHS to support families" campaign. 

Following suspension of the 2020 national Clinical Excellence Awards competition, ministers have agreed to extend those awards that were due to be renewed in 2020 by one year.

The Resuscitation Council UK are looking for a paediatric or neonatal trainee to join their Newborn Life Support (NLS) subcommittee.

Bliss has launched a new, video call support service for anyone with a baby on the neonatal unit or who has recently been discharged. This includes grandparents and other family members. 

There are three new members joining the BAPM Executive Committee from June 2020.

Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH) Neonatal Department are fundraising for the Neonatal Unit in memory of Dr Vishna Rasiah.

The BPSU team have written to paediatricians and neonatologists asking them to make sure they report all cases meeting the case definition of neonatal complications of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the BPSU in the first instance to ensure complete UK data collection. National BPSU data will be shared internationally.

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) have issued a statement asking that clinicians in England inform them within 48 hours of any child death potentially involving COVID-19.

BAPM, RCPCH and BACCH have released guidance for paediatric services which includes recommendations for those working in neonatal settings.

A new BAPM Framework for Practice on Management of Difficult Airway in the Neonate is now open for consultation.