North West Paediatric Critical Care Operational Delivery Network
About the Paediatric Critical Care ODN
The aim of the North West Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) Operational Delivery Network (ODN) is to support the development of sustainable, affordable and high-quality paediatric critical care services by bringing together regional commissioners, service providers and key stakeholders.
The ODN works across all providers of paediatric critical care:
- Level 1-Nonspecialised (Basic Critical Care)
- Level 2 -Specialised (Intermediate Critical Care)
- Level 3 -Specialised (Advanced Critical Care, which is also known as Intensive Care)
- Paediatric critical care transport services
- Specialised long-term ventilation (LTV) services
The care pathway for each child / young person is specific to their health and social care needs, making management of patient flow across the network (which extends across multiple integrated care boards) an essential component of the regional paediatric critical care model of care. The ODN helps to manage this flow and capacity, ensuring services meet the needs of patients and staff are competent to manage patients at the appropriate level of care for their needs.
A key part of the ODN work programme includes monitoring of the capacity and demand for paediatric critical care during times of high service pressure responding to surge, supporting regional and national capacity planning and escalation of network pressures.
The ODN also supports the delivery of the recommendations of the NHS England national review of critical care in children and the agreed recommendations of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) National Specialty Report on Paediatric Critical Care.
The ODN works alongside the key partner networks which includes adult critical care and neonates to agree policies and pathways for the transition of babies and young people across the Networks.
PCC Education
Our Education team provides a wide range of training to support those caring for Level 1 & 2 Paediatric Critical Care patients within local hospitals.
For more information on how the education team can support you in your local hospital click the picture above to take you to our education hub. Alternatively email the team at: odneducation@mft.nhs.uk
PCC Self Assessment
The PCC ODN have been completing PCC self assessments across the region with all paediatric level 1 / 2 / 3 critical care health care providers.
The purpose of the reviews are for the ODN to act as a ‘critical friend’ to review the completed self-assessment, evidence and support action planning to enable providers to meet national standards.
For more information on the self assessment process click the image above.
PCC Guidelines
The PCC ODN work in collaboration with the North West & North Wales Paediatric Transport Service (NWTS) to produce regional clinical guidelines to support paediatric Level 1 / 2 /3 Critical Care across the region.
For more information click the picture above to take you to our guidelines page.
North West & North Wales Paediatric
Transport Service
The North West and North Wales Transport Service (NWTS) is a collaborative venture between Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and has been commissioned by the Specialist Commissioning Team in the North West to transfer critically ill children from Regional Hospitals to one of the two Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) within the North West and North Wales area.
NWTS work in close collaboration with the PCC ODN to produce regional guidelines and pathways, support capacity and demand planning for paediatric critical care beds, and to provide regional critical care education.
Click here to access their website which contains key information around the services they provide including regional guidelines and paediatric critical care drug advice.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Meet the team
