National Neonatal Palliative Care Programme 

Resource list 


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2025 Conference follow up 

2025 Conference supplement

Presentations:

Cheryl Titherly - 'NNA Neonatal Palliative Care Special interest group & National Networks'
Manisha Sheth & Anna Rutkowska - 'Culturally aligned care'
Dr Emily Harrop & Kalie Griffiths -'Antenatal parallel care planning: A model of care'
Anne Pinney -'National Neonatal Palliative Care Programme Learning, evaluation & highlights'
Sue Thompson & Lynne Paterson -' Northern Neonatal Network developments'

Frameworks and Guidelines

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BAPM Framework - July 2024
Dec 24 BAPM Framework article
'Lactation & Loss' - BAPM Framework
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TFSL & BLISS Parent information booklet
Article - 22 weeks guidance - smith et al
Thames Valley Network Perinatal Palliative Care Framework

NDAU map 

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Support in the community

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PEEPS HIE
Info & Support leaflet
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The Butterfly Project
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Milk Bank at Chester
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Maternity Butterfly Support Padlet
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Support Me Maternal project
Training Flyer
Polish Village & Muslim Village Flyer

Support for the healthcare team 

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Compassionate mind website
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Neoleap Neonatal unit support pack (padlet)
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Self care forum
Psychologically informed neonatal care

Advanced Care Plan

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CYPACP website

Journals, Articles & Reports

***New*** - NCMD report - 'Infants, children, and young people with life-limiting conditions. Learning from child death reviews on palliative and end of life care provision.'

NCMD life limiting conditions report - July 2025
'Delivery room cuddles' P.clarke, E.Allen, S.Atuona, P. Cawley
'Talking about lactation' R. Emmett-O'Toole, L. Atherton, S. Balmforth
'It’s time to put compassion back into compassionate care' A. Aynsley-Green
TFSL 2020 report - 'Make every child count' L.K Fraser, D. Gibson-Smith, S. Jarvis, P. Norman, R. Parslow
Implementation of Neonatal Critical Care review - NHSE & NHSI
The Contribution of Newborn Health to Child Mortality across England - NCMD
BLISS prematurity statistics
'Parents lived experience of support through neonates end of life and grief journey..' Michaela Bernard, Joanna Smith & Tony Long
'Palliative care is not just for those who are dying' Ana Todorovic
'Fifteen-minute consultation: perinatal palliative care'- P. Sidgwick, E.Harrop, B.Kelly,A.Todorovic, D.Wilkinson
'Facilitating home birth in perinatal palliative care: A case report' S.Bertaud, R.Kirven, T.Kirven, E.Harrop, A.Crudgington, D.Wilkinson
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APPM 2024 Formulary
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Link to poster - Northern Care Alliance weekly care round
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EOL care poster - Wales Audit & QI day 2025

Training, Courses & Learning 

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These training sessions are run by the National Neonatal Palliative Care Programme, and occur once a month, inviting key speakers and covering a variety of topics in Neonatal Palliative Care. Monthly Monday sessions encourage discussion around new and relevant topics in Neonatal Palliative Care. Enhanced sessions expand on topics covered in our introductory training sessions, which are currently running monthly across several Neonatal Networks, soon to be expanding across the rest of the UK.  

Monthly Monday's training sessions - Register here


Monday's - 2pm-4pm


  • 16/06/25'The revised Perinatal Post Mortem Consent form' with Janet Scott, Head of research & prevention, SANDS

  • 21/07/25 - '22 Week Counselling video toolkit' with Dr Janet Berrington, Consultant in Neonatal Medicine 

  • 20/10/2025 - 'Use of cooling technologies in perinatal after death care’ with Dr Christine Mott, Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Lead, West midlands.

  • 24/11/25 - 'The role of the GP in Neonatal Palliative Care' with Dr Bryony Kendall, Named GP for Safeguarding, Cheshire & Merseyside.

Enhanced training sessions - Register here


Fridays from 10am - 12pm


  • 13/06/25 'Bereavement Care following the death of a twin, triplet or more with FOOTPRINTS Babyloss'

  • 04/07/25'Developments in Neonatal Organ Donation' With Sarah Plant, National Lead Nurse for OD, NHSBT'

  • 12/09/25'The role of the Medical Examiner and the Coroner' with Dr Lydia Bowden, Complex and Palliative care lead, Consultant Neonatologist, Medical Examiner.

  • 10/10/25 - 'The role of the midwife within a children's hospice and Neonatal Palliative Care with Sara Balmforth, Jennifer Burnham, Maria Williamson & Michaela Griffiths’

Training Poster - Monthly Monday & Enhanced sessions
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Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses textbook
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ICPCN e-learning course
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Deceased donation courses
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Psychologically informed Neonatal care
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e-Learning - Perinatal Post Mortem Consent
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iconLactation after loss: Choices for bereaved parents
Loss of a Baby in Multiple Pregnancy: Supporting Grieving Parents
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**NEW** - Future learn e-course - Managing Uncertainty in Perinatal Medicine and Palliative Care

Course details are all available on the front page of the above link. Anyone interested can read through the topics and learning outcomes the course will cover. Signing up for a FutureLearn account is free. Registering your interest means you will get a notification when the course is live. Anyone can sign up, and NHS-affiliated learners can get a free certificate. The details of how to obtain the free certificate will be available closer to the course launch. 

Neonatal Organ donation & Perinatal Post mortem 

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SANDS PM consent form
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Guidance for organ & tissue donation
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Neonatal Deceased donation stratergy

Networks & Community 

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NNA Palliative Care SIG
NNA position statements


Resources by Network:


Kent, Surrey & Sussex

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North East 

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South West 

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Yorkshire & Humber 

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North West 

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Thames Valley and Wessex

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Video's

Nick Embelton - Managing uncertainty 

Managing uncertainty in Perinatal Palliative Care and the Butterfly Project

Holly & Bhodi's Story (Chester Milk bank, MMGI):

TW: child death & loss

Donation After Loss - Holly and Bodhi's story

Bliss podcast episode: In conversation with....


Bliss: In conversation with...
iconBLISS in conversation with episode - for healthcare professionals (spotify link)

TFSL Webinar - Make every child count 

Make Every Child Count - Webinar

Brene Brown on Empathy 

Brené Brown on Empathy

Text Palliative Care PSA -We’re the fire department, not the fire.

Palliative Care PSA - We’re the fire department, not the fire.

Premature birth at 22 weeks pregnancy - Northern Neonatal Network 

Premature birth at 22 weeks of pregnancy

Katie's story about her premature baby - Northern neonatal Network 

Katie's story about her premature baby - Northern neonatal Network

Books 

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'Listen - How to find the words for tender conversations' by Kathryn Mannix

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'Surviving Prematurity: With compassion, understanding and family integrated care' by Nadia Leake 

 
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