1. Arranging neonatal transport, North Region – Wick, Skye, Fort William
Referring clinician/midwife with baby in CMU/peripheral unit
Call to Inverness unit consultant for initial advice/discussion [Number ]
Arranging neonatal transport, North Region – Wick, Skye, Fort William
Decision to transport
Inverness identify cot
Inverness contact transport service [Number ]
Phone automatically diverted direct to Air Desk
Yes No
North team on?
Phone automatically through to appropriate North transport team
Air desk contact alternative team who then contact peripheral unit and/or Inverness to arrange transfer
Provide handover
Transport team contact Air Desk for vehicle dispatch
Note: ongoing advice to local CMU/delivery unit while awaiting transport team arrival, continues to come from Inverness unit staff.
Transport proceeds
On clearing transport team contact Air Desk
P Fowlie, North Regional Neonatal Transport Lead, April 2014