Treating babies at home with oral antibiotics

In this episode we discuss the recent changes to the NICE guideline for neonatal infections, that mean newborn babies receiving antibiotics in hospital could potentially switch to oral antibiotics and be cared for at home, if they are doing well and responding to treatment. Guests: • Dr Tim Watts, guideline committee member and Consultant Neonatologist at the Evelina • Dr Harriet Aughey, Neonatal paediatrician at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and co-lead on the NOAH (Neonatal Oral Antibiotics at Home) project • Emily Rose Jeffrey, mother to Luna took part in the NOAH trial Link to neonatal infections guideline: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng195 Link to news story: https://www.nice.org.uk/news/articles/nice-updates-neonatal-infection-guidance-to-allow-home-antibiotic-treatment-for-some-babies