The Network consists of 7 hospitals in North East London working
together to ensure that mothers and babies are cared for in the
right place, at the right time and by appropriately trained
staff.
The Royal London Hospital and Homerton Hospital are the Level 3
units. Newham General Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, North
Middlesex Hospital and King George Hospital are Level 2 units and
Harold Wood Hospital is a Level 1 unit. For a definition of the
levels of care please see the General Parent Information pages of
this website.
Over the last 2 years the Network has opened 6 new neonatal cots
and plans to open more in the future. This is to make sure that all
babies born in North East London can be cared for within the
Network and mothers and babies do not have to travel far from
home.
The Network aims to deliver a single Neonatal service across
North East London. For parents this means that there will be a
consistency in the way that services are provided and the
information you are given. Staff on the all units will share
clinical guidelines and visit each others hospitals to carry out
joint ward rounds. We also share information about babies if they
are moved between hospitals using a common computerised data system
known as SEND.