Admissions

For multiple births- enter maternal common details and copy sibling info over

Creating babies- liaise with nurse to ensure it is clear who is creating a baby on Badger.

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Duplicates cause confusion! If one is created change the surname in the record to DELETE ME so administrators can easily identify which record to take off.

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Transfers from other units

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Check that a record appears at the bottom of our home Badger screen ‘awaiting transfer to unit’. If not, first phone the referring unit to ensure they have definitely discharged the baby off their system.

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Otherwise, enter NHS number (or temporary NHS number) from transfer letter in ‘create new baby’, this should prompt a message from Badger asking if you want to admit this pre-existing baby

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If the NHS number doesn’t immediately prompt continue to add the name, and check NHS number correct. Be a bit patient. Don’t create a new baby from scratch. If this doesn’t work call Clevermed.

Labour ward admissions

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Helpful to gather mothers NHS number when on labour ward so can copy information over from Maternity Badger

NNAP data (National Neonatal Audit Programme)

please ensure all admission temperature values and time taken are entered, timing of first conversation with parents (must be on the neonatal unit postnatally).  Zee and Oli, our data experts will send weekly reminders on missing data!

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Initial examination to be done within 72 hours and entered in Badger/NIPE

Discharge and NIPE examination to be completed prior to discharge from unit

Procedures/Events

please document (yourself) all intubations, line insertions (cannulas too), x-rays, head scans, blood cultures and parent conversations.

Tasks/ management plans are really helpful