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Maternity and Neonatal Redesign programme
We are excited to be able to officially launch the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign programme! You can read a copy of the media release here: QMC Neonatal Unit takes exciting next step in expansion plans | Latest news | NUH
We are also excited to be able to share with you the 3D flythrough video which shows how our new, expanded Neonatal Unit will look.
Through the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign Programme, we are taking forward plans to expand our neonatal facilities at the Queen’s Medical Centre. The construction of the new neonatal unit which is scheduled to begin in January 2024 will take around 10 months and we hope to move into the new expanded unit in December 2024. This will give us 21 more cots, taking the total number to 38, and will create a better working environment for our staff and more space and privacy for families.
Nottingham University Hospitals provides care for premature babies and their families at both the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, and we are the main Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for this part of the East Midlands. At the moment, pregnant women who should be able to access neonatal care for their babies at Nottingham, and some babies who are born prematurely, have to be transferred to other hospitals in the East Midlands or even further afield because we do not have enough available cots locally. Thanks to this expansion programme, that situation will be much less likely in the future.
The expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Queen’s Medical Centre will include intensive care, high dependency and low dependency cots. The neonatal service at City Hospital will become what is known as a ‘Local Neonatal Unit’ (LNU), where babies can be supported in intensive care, before being transferred to the Queen’s Medical Centre for longer term care if needed. The City Hospital Neonatal Unit will reduce down to eight cots so we will have an overall net increase of 13 cots.
To enable the expansion of the QMC neonatal unit, the current unit has temporarily moved to within the Nottingham’s Children Hospital Surgical Unit (NCHSU) on B floor in West Block from September 2023. We undertook building works to ensure that NCHSU had the necessary requirements to allow the neonatal unit to continue to give the same level of medical and surgical neonatal intensive care to the babies of Nottingham and out network hospitals.
The temporary relocation of the QMC neonatal unit has not affected the number of cots we have available for babies within Nottingham or those babies in the East Midlands requiring neonatal intensive care. In addition, parents will continue to be welcome on the unit at any time.
MNR timeline
2023 / 2024 Roadmap
February 2023 - NHS England approve the programme and funding secured.
May 2023 - Paediatric surgery services move to temporary locations to allow for the temporary relocation of the neonatal service while building work is carried out.
September 2023 - Neonatal Service moves to temporary location. Construction begins on the expanded neonatal unit.
November 2024 - Construction work completed.
December 2024 - New neonatal facility opens and first patients welcomed.
Neonatal decant - useful documents
Below are some useful documents to support families during the neonatal decant period.
MNR parent facing FAQs Updated May 2024 FINAL.pdf [pdf] 807KB
New neonatal unit map for parents v2.pdf [pdf] 595KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023.pdf [pdf] 90KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 ROMANIAN.pdf [pdf] 498KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 KURDISH.pdf [pdf] 698KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 HINDI.docx.pdf [pdf] 495KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 POLISH.pdf [pdf] 158KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 HINDI.pdf [pdf] 441KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 KURDISH.docx.pdf [pdf] 469KB
Update for parents and the public on neonatal unit decant - August 2023 ARABIC.pdf [pdf] 671KB
Route videos to the new neonatal unit
Route videos to the new neonatal unit
To help with finding the route to the new neonatal unit we have developed videos that provide directions from both the hospital main entrance and from the tram bridge entrance. These videos can be viewed via the following links:
Finding the new neonatal unit from the main entrance at QMC
Finding the new neonatal unit from the tram bridge at QMC
Current Opportunities
Calling all qualified children’s, adult and learning difficulties nurses - we’re expanding and need you!
Come and join us in this historical city, a great place to live, work and enjoy the rich culture that Nottingham has to offer.
Do you want a career with growth, progression and empowerment? There has never been a more exciting time to join our neonatal team as we expand our neonatal service.
We’re looking for compassionate, ambitious, and forward thinking people to join our team. With so many opportunities for self-development and progression we need people who want to learn and inspire others. We need people who have a voice and want to use it to drive positive change and people who love a challenge and want to be part of transformation.
Your skills and talents as a Nurse will help ensure our babies, and families receive the unparalleled quality care they deserve and in return, you’ll find a rewarding career full of opportunity and open doors. When you work at NUH, you’re not just helping families – you’re part of one too.
We provide care for tertiary level neonatal care for premature babies and their families at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, we are the north hub in the East Midlands for neonatal intensive care. We are proud to offer both medical and surgical intensive care for extremely premature and very sick infants, as well as having an integrated outreach team in place to support babies and families once they return home.
To view a copy of our recruitment brochure click here.
If you’re thinking of joining us and would require support with relocating please contact us for a discussion.