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Surgery in Children
The Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Network (ODN) aims to support the provision of high quality, equitable care across North Thames with surgery being provided as close to the child’s home as safely as possible.
The surgery in children ODN works with the trusts to improve the pathways for babies, children and young people requiring both elective and emergency surgery. The focus of this work is the GIRFT report which outlines recommendations and objectives for paediatric surgical care.
Current Projects
Preassessment education and competency assessment
Torsion
Button battery guideline – working with national working group
ENT pathways from secondary to tertiary providers
Surgery in Children Education
Paediatric Surgery Course
The network team NTPN hosted their first ‘Paediatric Surgery Course’ in 2023. 27 nurses from across the region signed up to attend the course. Trusts who attended include, Northwick Park, Whipps Cross, Barnet and Queens. This course has since developed and will now be a 4 day course. This will allow the network to focus in detail on various factors of the patient surgical journey
Paediatric Pre-Assessment Course
NTPN and STPN collaborated to host the first joint 'Paediatric Pre-Assessment Course'. The aim of this course is to provide nurses across the London region with more knowledge of the pre-assessment process. Topics included, History taking, fasting guidance and supporting CYP’s with learning behavioural and communication difficulties. The course will run for a second time in 2024.
Paediatric Recovery Course
The Paediatric Recovery Course is aimed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of nurse practitioners working in district general hospitals providing post-surgical care to paediatric patients. This NTPN course is in collaboration with GOSH that combines of lectures, interactive discussions, hands-on training, and simulations to provide a comprehensive learning experience for nurse practitioners specialising in caring for paediatric surgical patients.
Meet the Team
Tanya O’Driscoll
Interim NTPN Nurse Manager, Network Lead Nurse Surgery in Children ODN
About
Tanya joined the network in March 2023. She is a paediatric nurse with over 25 years’ experience across both secondary and tertiary centres in London. She is leading the Surgery in Children workstream having worked in areas providing both general and specialist surgery. Tanya is passionate about supporting the provision of quality care for children and young people and their families, through recruitment, retention, training, and support for staff.
