Upcoming events
Introduction to Palliative Care (available throughout the year)
Collaboration to enhance support for families and healthcare professionals
This 2-hour Introduction to Neonatal Palliative Care is open to all health care professionals working with families in their perinatal journey. The aim of this is to ensure that babies and their families receive the best possible care at the most challenging time of their lives. The session is made up of bite sized presentations from a variety of parent and health care professional speakers with time for questions and discussion throughout. The same programme is offered each time to enable all staff the chance to attend this training.
The training is endorsed by the NNA, Together for Short Lives, Bliss and BAPM.
Life, Living and Thinking Ahead. We invite you to join us
Airway Skills Study Day
Following the success of the Airway Study Day training earlier this year, we are delighted to be running a further 3 dates on 14th November 2025, 30th April and 1st May 2026. This will take place at the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building in Exeter.
Training is open to Consultants, SAS Doctors and ANNPs, in order to support units to clearly evidence implementation of the BAPM framework at this level.
SWNN Winter Education Forum
Join with colleagues from around the South West for a morning of interactive learning and sharing of good practice
SWODN Nursing Leadership Wellbeing & Development Programme
Join us for a two day nursing event focusing on developing wellbeing and emotional containment skills and strategies in the context of neonatal care. With strong focus on psychologically informed leadership to support team working based on the Hobfall Principles.
South West Neonatal Network Education & Mortality Forum
Join us for our Spring Education Forum bringing together neonatal professionals from across the region for a day of shared learning, group workshops and engaging topics of discussion.
The day will include learning from mortality reviews in line with the new regional mortality learning process.
Community Study Day
Free study day open to all staff with an interest in discharge preparation and neonatal community outreach services.
Including presentations on:
Complex Discharge Planning
Home Oxygen
Palliative Care
For further information, please contact joanna.bennett@uhbw.nhs.uk
Airway Skills Study Day
FULLY BOOKED
Following publication of the BAPM Neonatal Airway Safety Standard, the network is running Airway Skills Training Days on 30th and 31st January 2025 at the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building in Exeter.
This first cohort is open to Consultants, SAS Doctors and ANNPs, in order to support units to clearly evidence implementation of the BAPM framework at this level. If successful we will explore repeated delivery and a widened audience.
South West Neonatal Network Education Forum
Free Virtual Event
Increasing Complexity in Neonatal Care
With presentations from Cheryl Battersby, Emily Harrop, Suzy Edwards, Alex Mancini and Friends
Please contact swneonatalnetwork@uhbw.nhs.uk for further information or if you would like to receive the meeting link.
Neonatal Health Professionals Conference 2024
We are very excited to welcome you to the South West Neonatal Health Professional's Conference 2024, being held at Cadbury House Hotel in North Somerset on 2nd and 3rd May.
These two days are packed with local and national expert speakers on a wide range of topics regarding neonatal care, with a naturally emerging theme around compassionate leadership. It will provide a great opportunity to pull everyone together within our region to celebrate learning and innovation across neonatal services. There will also be the opportunity for networking and fun with colleagues during dinner and entertainment on the evening of the 2nd.
Please find below the link to register your interest. This page will continue to be updated with further information.
We look forward to seeing you there.