DRAFT: Recommended Medical Workforce Standards for Local and Special Care Neonatal Units in the UK
DRAFT Framework for Practice.
This DRAFT framework provides recommendations on the optimal medical workforce arrangements for Local Neonatal Units (LNU) and Special Care Units (SCU) in the UK using current activity patterns and medical workforce models.
The document is aimed at individuals, organisations and government bodies involved in the provision, planning and commissioning of neonatal care and its medical staffing.
This document is an update to the 2018 framework. This updated guidance offers a strategic framework for optimising medical workforce arrangements, ensuring LNU and SCU are adequately equipped to deliver safe, high-quality, and family-integrated care in an increasingly demanding healthcare environment.
We welcome your comments on this DRAFT document before a final version is published later in the year.
Consultation closes: Sunday 22 June.
DRAFT Framework: Medical Workforce Standards for LNU and SCU (PDF)
