About NBHSW - Service structure
Overview of organisational arrangements
The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is managed as an all-Wales programme. Figure 1 illustrates the 'ongoing management' arrangements and details the relevant multi-disciplinary groups with which NBHSW may interact.
Figure 1: NBHSW organisational structure (PDF file 15KB)
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NBHSW All-Wales Management Group
The All Wales Management Group (AWMG) meets at least four times a year. It is NBHSW’s main decision making body and deals with strategic issues at an all Wales level.
NBHSW Divisional Management Group
The management of NBHSW is divided into three areas comprising:
- North Wales Division
- Mid and West Wales Division
- South East Wales Division
The divisions correspond to the areas covered by the NHS Wales ‘health economics’. This management group in each area is responsible for the on going development and management of the screening programme in a geographical area and ensuring that all babies who reside within the division are offered the full screening programme.
This group should meet not more than 3 monthly and not less than every 6 months.
NBHSW Local Group
Within each trust or in some cases across two trusts, there is a local group, which is responsible for the screen within the community resident within the trust and in most cases district general hospital. This group is responsible for ensuring that the screening procedures and policies are followed and recorded for each part of the process from antenatal information through to the assessment procedure.
This group should meet not more than 3 monthly and not less than every 6 months. Other staff groups such as screeners and programme managers will meet according to local need. Liaison with Managers of Midwives, Special Care Baby Units, Child Health Systems (database) and other Managers from local Trusts is also important.
NBHSW management arrangements
- Figure 2 shows the breakdown of NBHSW management into Divisions with the management line accountable to the Associate Director and through to the Director.
Figure 2: NBHSW management structure (PDF file 22KB)
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