Home phototherapy delivery experiences of the Leicester Neonatal Home Care Team
This face-to-face conference was created for Neonatal Outreach Teams. The core audience of community nurses were joined by doctors, senior nurses, matrons and midwives. Whether your service is ANNP-led or doctor-led, this change management forum showcased practical examples with transferable guidelines, enabling all Neonatal Outreach Teams to identify best practice approaches to winning over hearts and minds, providing a safe, cost effective and family-friendly service.
"A well structured programme, great to hear about the set backs and how everyone overcame them. I feel extremely motivated!"
Identifying challenges and having your questions answered
The right baby in the right place, cared for by the right people
"Brilliant! Every question I had was answered"
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
"Excellent day, so inspiring and great to see a nurse led service being so successful"
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
"Very passionate team, very inspiring. Useful to hear how the service is run in level 2 and 1 units"
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
With thanks to our sponsor
| 8:30 |
Registration and networking opportunity
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| 9:00 |
Chair’s welcome and introduction to the day
Ann Dooley, Senior Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
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| 9:10 |
Introduction to the Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
Tilly Pillay, Consultant Neonatologist, Head of Neonatal Clinical Services, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
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| 9:15 |
The Leicester Neonatal Home Care Team experience: challenges, opportunities and outcomes
Claire Hunter (formerly Inglis), Lead Nurse for Neonatal Homecare, Leicester, Kettering and Northampton Neonatal Home Care Team
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| 9:45 |
Building the business plan for your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service
Claire Hunter (formerly Inglis), Lead Nurse for Neonatal Homecare, Leicester, Kettering and Northampton Home Care Team
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| 10:15 |
Questions and answers with Claire Hunter
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| 10:25 |
Fabric of Light
Leanne Holland, Regional Account Manager and Tracey Pavier-Grant, Sales and Marketing Director, Central Medical Supplies Ltd
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| 10:35 |
Refreshments, networking break and meet the exhibitors
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| 10:55 |
Implementation of a new home phototherapy service
Vicky Mead and Nicola Owen, Deputy Lead Nurses, Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
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| 11:25 |
Guidance on rolling out to Level 1 and Level 2 centres
Joanne McDermott, Deputy Lead Nurse, Kettering and Northampton Neonatal Homecare Team and Nicola Owen, Deputy Lead Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
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| 11:55 |
Questions and answers with Vicky Mead, Nicola Owen and Joanne McDermott
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| 12:05 |
Interactive discussion: Concerns and challenges shared: setting up your neonatal home phototherapy service
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| 12:15 |
Feedback from interactive discussion
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| 12:35 |
Refreshments, networking lunch and meet the exhibitors
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| 1:30 |
Role of the ANNP-led Jaundice Clinic
Cathy-Ann O’Shea, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Leicester Neonatal Service
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| 2:00 |
Parent presentation: Understanding the parent experience of home phototherapy
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Hear the first-hand experience of a parent who had the opportunity to care for their baby at home. Find out the impact this had on their bonding and home life, the practical challenges they came across and how their concerns regarding safety were met
Julia Hood, Senior Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
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| 2:30 |
Questions and answers with Cathy-Ann O’Shea and Julia Hood & parent
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| 2:40 |
Refreshments, networking break and meet the sponsors
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| 3:00 |
Insight into a typical working day on home phototherapy
Emily Lucas, Senior Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
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| 3:30 |
Questions and answers with Emily Lucas
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| 3:40 |
Interactive discussion: Deciding your action plan for building your home phototherapy service
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| 4:00 |
Feedback from interactive discussion
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| 4:10 |
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day
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With thanks to the expert speakers:
Tilly Pillay the Clinical Lead for Neonatal Services at University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust. She is Professor of Neonatology with the University of Wolverhampton, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Leicester, College of Life Sciences, and Honorary Lecturer at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Research and Development Division.
A consultant neonatologist since 1996, she trained in South Africa at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine and College of Medicine SA, and University of Oxford. Her research interests include neonatal immunology and infections, health service delivery, quality improvement, health inequalities and neonatal public health engagement. She has experience in clinical management, and of working with NICE, BAPM, and CHIVA. She co-leads on Family Integrated Care, leads neonatal fetal medicine liaison and neonatal health equality, and directs a regional parent education programme (STORK) aimed at preventative neonatal health care around reducing risks for infant mortality.
Who came?
Attendee feedback
"Excellent day, informative and practical"
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Excellent event. Well organized and lots of practical resources and help”
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from other trusts and discuss the options they have and offer”
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Great networking event, sharing of experience and guidance, paperwork and support. Speakers eager to share their experiences and support others”
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Lots of great information and insight. I feel more equipped to move forward with our service development”
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Lovely day, nice to network with peers and hear everyone else’s journeys and successes”
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Very well organized conference. Good examples of how to set up a new service“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
What have you learnt?
“Currently we have no outreach service but during group discussions we have been able to identify ways to move forward“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Everything! Business case, guidelines and cost effectiveness“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“How to set up the service, great ideas from the team“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Information on ANNP clinic and how this can be transferred to APNP is great and informative“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“It has built our confidence and enthusiasm to push forward our own home phototherapy service“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“MDT onboarding is key, support from SLT, collaborative working with ANNP teams and paeds“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Networking is the way forward! An exchange of email addresses enables a supportive environment and continued support following the study day“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“Patient experience is key – clear business plan is the key to success“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“The importance of multi disciplinary working and information sharing“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“The network approach, how to start working towards building a business plan. Answers to what may be possible challenges“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
“You don’t have to copy the exact service but can pluck great ideas to fit your service and what you already have, to make it work“
How to Set up your Neonatal Home Phototherapy Service, June 2025
With thanks to our sponsor
For over 35 years, Central Medical Supplies Staffordshire-based team has developed their product portfolio to provide Neonatal products that embrace baby-friendly practices. They represent a range of respected brands within the Neonatal arena including baby warming, phototherapy equipment, monitoring equipment and developmental care.
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