Strengthen and develop your neonatal home phototherapy service
Created for Neonatal Community Outreach Teams, this unique national networking forum provides practical guidance to help you develop safe, effective and family-centred neonatal home phototherapy services.
In one day, you will follow the complete patient pathway - from recognising neonatal jaundice and improving community referrals through to delivering home phototherapy, supporting parents, implementing new services and expanding pathways across different hospitals. Learn directly from experienced teams, share challenges with your peers and discover practical solutions that you can adapt within your own organisation.
In collaboration with Leicester Neonatal Homecare Team
Advance your service
Learn from the experts
Meet your sponsors
Meet your exhibitors
Invitation to sponsor
| 9:00 |
Registration and refreshments
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| 9:30 |
Chair’s welcome and introduction to the day
Katie Gallagher, Clinical Academic Associate Professor in Neonatal Nursing, University of Leicester
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| Understanding the patient pathway | |
| 9:40 |
Recognising Neonatal jaundice: Improving early detection
Dr Helen Gbinigie, Consultant Neonatologist, Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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| 10:10 |
Direct referrals of jaundiced babies to an ANNP-led jaundice clinic
Cathy-Ann O'Shea, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Leicester Neonatal Service
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| 10:40 |
Questions and answers
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| 10:50 |
Sponsored presentation delivered by Central Medical Supplies
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| 11:00 |
Refreshments, networking break and meet the exhibitors
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| Delivering home phototherapy | |
| 11:30 |
Insight into a typical working day in home phototherapy
Carly McNab, Deputy Lead Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Service will be joined by a local family (tbc)
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| 12:00 |
Questions and answers
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| 12:10 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing experiences of neonatal home phototherapy
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| 12:30 |
Feedback from interactive discussion
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| 12:40 |
Refreshments, networking lunch and meet the exhibitors
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| Developing your service | |
| 1:40 |
Implementation of a new home phototherapy service
Katy Pettit, Lead Nurse for the Neonatal Community Outreach Team (NCOT) at University Hospitals Birmingham
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| 2:10 |
Building the business plan for a home phototherapy service
Ms Claire Hunter (formerly Inglis), Lead Nurse for Neonatal Home Care, Leicester Kettering and Northampton Home Care Team
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| 2:40 |
Questions and answers
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| 2:50 |
Refreshments, networking break and meet the sponsors
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| 3:10 |
Rolling out home phototherapy across Level 1 and Level 2 centres
Gilly Wood, Clinical Nurse Specialist and lead for the Coventry and Warwickshire Neonatal Community Outreach Team (NCOT) and Vicky Mead, Deputy Lead Nurse, Leicester Neonatal Home Care Team
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| 3:40 |
Questions and answers
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| 3:50 |
Interactive discussion: Developing your neonatal home phototherapy service
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| 4:10 |
Feedback from interactive discussion
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| 4:20 |
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day
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Meet the speakers
Helen is a Consultant Neonatologist and Clinical Lead at the Kent & Medway Local Maternity and Neonatal System (K&M LMNS), as well as an Expert Reference Group member for the NHS England regional Maternity and Neonatal System. As a Principal Investigator, she leads neonatal research focused on improving outcomes and has been nominated for the Medway Hospital Research and Innovation Award (2024) and the Nigerian Healthcare Professional UK/NHS@70 Award (2019).
Helen chairs the K&M LMNS neonatal subgroup and leads initiatives to improve neonatal care, including “Tracking Trends in Neonatal Morbidity,” which uses regional data to identify trends and drive improvements. She also leads the LMNS Equity and Equalities Stakeholders Group, working to reduce health disparities and promote equitable care.
At Medway Hospital, Helen oversees quality improvement and audit, supports adherence to national standards and NICE guidance, and champions Family Integrated Care, including parent-led ward rounds at the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit.
Passionate about reducing inequalities in neonatal care, Helen developed the “Jaundice in Darker Skin Tone Babies” education programme for healthcare professionals, following recognition of the increased risk of severe jaundice and brain injury in babies with darker skin tones. Her first staff webinar in 2024 attracted over 300 NHS professionals, while a parent-focused programme helps families recognise jaundice and seek timely care.
Helen has also been nominated twice for the KSS Best Educational Supervisor Award (2023 and 2024). Through research, education, quality improvement and social media, she is committed to making neonatal information more accessible, improving outcomes and reducing healthcare inequalities.
Katy Pettit is the Neonatal Community Outreach Team Lead at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. She leads the Neonatal Community Outreach Team, which supports babies and their families following discharge from neonatal units across Birmingham. The service provides specialist community care for infants requiring ongoing support, including home oxygen, enteral feeding and home phototherapy, helping families make a safe transition from hospital to home.
Gilly Wood is the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Neonatal Community Outreach Team Lead for the Coventry and Warwickshire Neonatal Community Outreach Team, hosted by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. She leads a specialist multidisciplinary team providing community-based neonatal care across Coventry and Warwickshire, supporting premature and term babies requiring ongoing care at home, including nasogastric feeding, home oxygen and home phototherapy. Gilly has played a key role in developing the regional outreach service, helping to facilitate earlier discharge from neonatal units while improving the experience and outcomes for babies and their families through integrated, family-centred care.
Who should attend?
Past attendee feedback
"Excellent conference. Very informative with relatable challenges addressed."
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
"Very well-run, informative study day. Inspiring to get our service up and running effectively."
Wye Valley NHS Trust
"Lots of great information and insight. I feel more equipped to move forward with our service development."
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
"Fabulous. Very thorough content. Great speakers, easy to understand."
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
"Fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from other Trusts and discuss the options they have and offer."
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
"Great to network! It was a well-structured programme. Great to hear about the setbacks and how everyone overcame them. I feel extremely motivated."
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
With thanks to our sponsors
For over 35 years, Central Medical Supplies Staffordshire-based team has developed their product portfolio to provide Neonatal products that embrace baby-friendly practices. They represent a range of respected brands within the Neonatal arena including baby warming, phototherapy equipment, monitoring equipment and developmental care.
At bilihome, we are dedicated to revolutionizing jaundice care with wearable phototherapy, ensuring newborns receive the treatment they need while staying close to their parents - because no baby should start life in separation.
With thanks to our exhibitors
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