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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89:F241-F244 doi:10.1136/adc.2002.022301
  • Original article

Evaluation of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners: confidential enquiry into the management of sentinel cases

  1. M P Ward Platt,
  2. K Brown,
  3. on behalf of the Ashington Evaluation Group
  1. Wansbeck Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Ward Platt
    Ward 35, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; m.p.ward-plattncl.ac.uk
  • Accepted 22 April 2003

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.

Footnotes

  • Funding: Northern and Yorkshire Research and Development grant.

  • Competing interest: MPWP has publicly supported the Ashington model of neonatal care at national and international meetings.

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