Don Sharkey@donsharkey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Finally awarded the neonatal transport grant I've been building for 5yrs. 🙏 @ukri.org for funding our team £1.5 million ($2M) to finally make interhospital transfer safer for all babies and provide the research community with next generation research tools to accelerate Neonatal Transport care.

📣Calling researchers! 📢Looking for parents/carers to be involved in research as participants or as part of PPI? ✍️Share details of in our form under 'How to Apply' www.parentcarerresearchnetwork.org.uk/researchers 📅Deadline for inclusion in newsletter: 17 June 2026 - 12PM mhid.org.uk/parent-carer...

Parent Carer Research Network - For Researchers

Find out more about partnering with parents and carers of children and young people for your mental health research via our Parent Carer Research Network.

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@paedsdr.bsky.social and @evaloucaides.bsky.social Kicking off the first RCPCH National TRN Conference " Building paediatric research capacity: Past, Present and Future."

Looking forward to attending the @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social congress in Barcelona 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 in September and presenting work from Nottingham in the Neonatal and paediatric intensive care and prematurity related respiratory sequelae poster session.

The Impact of Admission Temperature on Very Preterm Infants. A nationwide study in Norway has confirmed that lower admission temperatures in very preterm infants significantly increase mortality and morbidity risks.

Registrations are open for the @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network (TRN) conference. 📅 Weds 17th June 📍Stafford ❓Learn in plenaries, workshops & panel discussions & meet new people Sign up here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/trn-conference #RCPCH #TRNConference #choosepaediatrics #paedsrocks

Registrations are open for the @rcpch.bsky.social Trainee Research Network (TRN) conference. 📅 Weds 17th June 📍Stafford ❓Learn in plenaries, workshops & panel discussions & meet new people Sign up here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/trn-conference #RCPCH #TRNConference #choosepaediatrics #paedsrocks

Very excited to promote and be part of the organising team for the first RCPCH Trainee Research Network National conference. "Building capacity past,present future" . 17th June 2026 Registration now open 👇🏻👇🏻 www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/...

Trainee Research Network: National Conference

This event will bring together paediatric residents with an interest in research to build research skills, network, share learning and present high-quality research conducted across the country. It wi...

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Very excited to promote and be part of the organising team for the first RCPCH Trainee Research Network National conference. "Building capacity past,present future" . 17th June 2026 Registration now open 👇🏻👇🏻 www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/...

Trainee Research Network: National Conference

This event will bring together paediatric residents with an interest in research to build research skills, network, share learning and present high-quality research conducted across the country. It wi...

rcpch.ac.uk

Yesterday we hosted a roundtable discussion in the UK Parliament. Joined by paediatricians and other health organisations, MPs learnt of the pressing challenges facing the child health workforce today.

Today we launched our new report which highlights how Clean Air Clinics are tackling air pollution, poor housing and child health inequalities. We are now calling for urgent, cross-departmental action to protect children's health. Read more: www.rcpch.ac.uk/key-topics/a...

Short excerpt on impact of #measles and importance of #vaccination

Check out our new open access paper in @pediatricresearch.bsky.social . Highlighting the impact on thermal management, HIE and transport metrics following implementation of active therapeutic hypothermia by regional transport and referring centres for infants transferred for neo HIE rdcu.be/etXDT

Implementation of active therapeutic hypothermia across a regional transport network for infants transferred for neonatal encephalopathy

Pediatric Research - Implementation of active therapeutic hypothermia across a regional transport network for infants transferred for neonatal encephalopathy

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fn.bmj.com/content/earl... in 2023, 71% of all UK births had access to servo controlled therapeutic hypothermia in their birth centre & on every neonatal transport. However, that leaves up to 377 infants with HIE needing to wait for the transport team to arrive. Time to reduce these inequalities.

Increasing availability of active therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the UK

Neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the largest contributor of term birth-related brain injury globally.1 Therapeutic hypothermia (TH), started within 6 hours of birth, improves surviva...

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Very exciting paper on UK NICU mothers own milk (MOM) has just been published online by Shalini Ojha's group: fn.bmj.com/content/earl... Strong social determinants of exclusive & any MOM. Highest risk of no/non exclusive are white mothers <26 years living in most deprived areas 1/

What a refreshing read. Could apply in many settings. This "Forget the idea that a bubble bath or an essential oil diffuser will magically solve this." is so true. Recommend you read and share.

Prof. Afif EL-Khuffash@profafif.bsky.social · last yr.

Parental burnout doesn’t always look like a meltdown. Sometimes it’s just staring at the wall while your tea goes cold. If you’re feeling stretched too thin, this one’s for you. open.substack.com/pub/profafif...

On route to #PASmeeting in hawaii with team @uonresearch.bsky.social #academiclife

We’re thrilled to announce that we have successfully raised nearly £900,000 from both new and existing shareholders! 🎉 This latest investment is a testament to the confidence in our vision, and we are incredibly grateful for the continued support of our investors.

£900K Raised to Accelerate U.S. Expansion - SurePulse

We are delighted to announce that we have successfully raised nearly £900,000 from both new and existing shareholders! This latest […]

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Swim shorts and board packed, Team Nottingham are all booked for PAS in Hawaii. Of course, some new data to present, people to catch up with, things to learn and some time to relax..... see you there

a surfer wearing a red shirt that says ' rc ' on it is riding a wave

ALT: a surfer wearing a red shirt that says ' rc ' on it is riding a wave

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New OA paper. Ever wanted quantification of importance of each gestational day on outcome in extremely preterm infants? Look no further! Some interesting observations here. C-section patterns very different to others such as US. Reductions in mortality most striking 1/2 fn.bmj.com/content/earl...

Association of gestational day with antenatal management and the mortality and respiratory outcomes of extremely preterm infants

Objective Perinatal epidemiological studies and outcomes are often reported on gestational week thresholds. This study aims to quantify and investigate the association of each gestational day at birth...

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Open Access new paper. Using an off the shelf smartphone we demonstrate the power of a £/€/$200 technology to monitor neonatal transport vibration and noise exposure at scale. Look at the supplement to see how we can 'smart route' for safer transfer. fn.bmj.com/content/earl...

Using a novel smartphone app to track noise and vibration exposure during neonatal ambulance transport

Objective To assess the utility of a bespoke smartphone app to map noise and vibration exposure across neonatal road ambulance journeys. Design and setting Prospective observational study of ambulanc...

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