Moving to another neonatal unit or children’s

Why do babies need to move? 

• Specialist care  
• Cardiac 
• Surgery  
• Reach term and need ongoing treatment  

 Closer to home  

• When babies don’t need the intensive care services they need to move closer to home  
• This is often helpful for families – get to knwo local team/be closer to home and family  
• Helps make sure other sick and early babies can get the intensive care they need at the Jessop Wing  
• Make sure that babies are ready and fit for transfer to their local neonatal unit or special care baby unit  

Many families find it helpful to visit the neonatal unit they are moving to before the transfer happens. Please ask the nurses and doctors at Jessop Wing to help you plan for this.  

What happens? 

Talk to transport team and the doctors and nurses at the neonatal unit your baby is being transferred to. They will also receive summaries of the medical and nursing care your babies has received.  

Transferring between neonatal units in Yorkshire and Humber

Embrace Neonatal and Paediatric Transport Service  

The Embrace service is a highly specialist, round-the-clock transport service for critically ill infants and children in Yorkshire and the Humber who require care in another hospital in the region or further afield. Please click here for more information on Embrace.

Local hospitals  

Barnsley - Neonatal Unit | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 
Chesterfield - Neonatal Unit :: Chesterfield Royal Hospital 
Doncaster and Bassetlaw - Neonatal Care - Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals 
Rotherham  - Neonatal unit | The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 

Neonatal Surgical Unit

Neonatal Surgical Unit - Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 

Sheffield Children’s Hospital  

Leeds General Infirmary Neonatal Services - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust