Parent Representatives in neonatal networks
Being a User Representative
Do you want to influence how neonatal care operates in your local area? Would you like to represent other parents and make your voice heard? As a user representative you can have a huge impact.
Neonatal units across England are grouped into regional networks. Decisions about a range of things are made at this level, from workforce to facilities, and the network boards are very influential.
Bliss feels that it is vitally important that parents' voices are heard when such important decisions are being taken, as you are the ones with the experience of the service. We are working with networks encouraging them to involve parents and helping them do so. Parents are now represented on a number of networks across the country and many more opportunities come up regularly.
Being a user representative is an incredibly exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the way neonatal care is run, and one not to be missed.
**The northern network are holding their neonatal taskforce launch day at Sedgefield Racecourse on 21st July 2010. They would like parents to come along and possibly share their story. If you would like to participate in this event please contact Zoe Chivers. This network covers the following units:
Cumberland Infirmary; Darlington Memorial Hospital, Friarage Hospital, James Cook University Hospital, University Hospital of North Tees, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead, RVI Newcastle, South Tyneside Hospital, Sunderland Royal, University of Durham Hospital, West Cumberland and Wansbeck General.**
We are currently looking for parent representatives in the following networks:
Yorkshire
North Derbyshire, North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire
Kent
North East London
South West London
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
If you would like to make your voice heard please contact Zoe Chivers on 020 7378 1122 or zoec@bliss.org.uk for more information.
To find out what about your network please visit their website:
Northern Neonatal Network
Lancashire and South Cumbria Neonatal Network
Cheshire and Merseyside Neonatal Network
Greater Manchester Neonatal Network
Shropshire, Staffordshire and the Black Country Neonatal Network
South West Midlands Neonatal Network
East of England Neonatal Network (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex)
London Perinatal Network (NW, NC, NE, SE and SW)
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Perinatal Network
South Central Neonatal Network
Peninsula Neonatal NetworkAs yet Scotland and Wales do not have have a formal network structure however if you would still like to get involved please contact us.
