Networks Neonatal Surgical Study Day – Lower Bowel Surgery
Free, online Neonatal Surgical Training Day hosted by the Neonatal and Paediatric Network. Open to nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team and focuses on the assessment, management, and longer-term care ofneonates with lower bowel obstruction.
Topics include:
- Absence of meconium
- Key differential diagnoses
- Anorectal malformations
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Initial management and safe transfer
- Surgical repair
- Post-operative nursing care
- Family experience
- Long-term outcomes into childhood.
The session supports continuing professional development (CPD), with attendance contributing to reflective practice and professional portfolios.

