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Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction
1.1 Neonatal Services Review
1.2 Aim
1.3 Remit
1.4 Process

Background
2.1 Establishing the Maternity Services Action Group
2.2 The Policy Context
2.3 Neonatal Services in Scotland
2.4 Why Change is Needed Now

Published Evidence on Neonatal Services
3.1 Standards for Neonatal Services
3.2 Literature Review

Epidemiology
4.1 Births and Neonatal Admissions in Scotland
4.2 Future Needs for Neonatal Services

Findings of Review Process
5.1 Results from the Neonatal Unit Questionnaire
5.2 Professional views
5.3 Nursing and Midwifery Workload and Workforce Planning Project
5.4 Education and Training
5.5 Neonatal transport
5.7 Parental perspectives

Conclusions and recommendations
6.1 Clinical standards
6.2 Service networks
6.3 Staffing levels and cot numbers
6.4 Pathways of care and transfers
6.5 Parent care and involvement
6.6 Data

Appendix A Membership of the Neonatal Sub-group
Appendix B Neonatal Unit Questionnaire
Appendix C Literature Review
Appendix DBAPM Standards
Appendix E Epidemiology
Appendix F Responses from Neonatal Units

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