Information on neonatal
care is an important requirment for good neonatal care. This
information system, SEND, has been designed for use in all neonatal
units.
The South England Neonatal Data Project led to the development
of the Standardised Electronic Neonatal Database (SEND), which
currently up and running using the neonatal.net platform from
Clevermed Ltd. The neonatal.net platform is a web-based solution
that runs on the NHSnet network providing a full and detailed
patient data management solution for all the Neonatal Units in the
UK. The platform provides real-time patient data entry, cot
management, transport management and full unit reporting for all
units involved in the project. The SEND Project covers all of
London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Beds,
Herts, and Thames Valley networks and is soon to cover other
Neonatal Network in the south of England.
The SEND project, established in 2004, has evolved to provide
even more features to meet the increasing needs of Neonatal Units
locally, regionally and indeed nationally. Links with local
hospital information systems can still be provided even though it
is a web-based solution with the potential for full integration
with the National Connecting for Health Project as and when
required. The Neonatal.net platform provides a portal for the
neonatal community to share information about reporting, unit
related details, research, audit and other related projects.
More information about the neonatal.net platform and the SEND
Project can be found at nww.neonatal.nhs.uk (this is an NHSnet only
website).
Click here to link to the SEND neonatal platform
(NHSNet only)
Click here for a Quick Guide to using
SEND
Click here for the SEND User Manual
Click here for instructions on adding new staff
to your list of users of SEND
Click here for the SEND Problem Reporting Form
(MSWord file)
Click here for a poster explaining how to
transfer babies on the system
Click here for a parent information leaflet on
datasharing
Click here for a consent refusal form for those
parents who elect to refuse permission for datasharing
Click here to see the consent protocol
Click here to see the Caldicott compliance
document
Click here to see the SEND contract
document
Click here to view the system requirements for
SEND
If you need an explanatory letter for your IT
department, click here for an example
The SEND Structure
