Healthcare professionals across the UK can now benefit from a streamlined approach to maintaining their neonatal resuscitation skills, with the launch of the Newborn Life Support Recertification (NLSr) course, which will be available this July.

 Developed by Resuscitation Council UK working with NHSE, the half-day blended-learning programme is designed for clinicians who have previously completed a full Newborn Life Support (NLS) course and need to renew their certification. 

Combining flexible online learning with focused, face-to-face practical training, the course enables clinicians to refresh essential knowledge and skills while minimising time away from clinical duties. 

As evidence shows that clinical skills can degrade over time, regular recertification is essential to maintaining safe, effective care. The NLSr course addresses growing training demand, increases capacity and supports workforce sustainability, while ensuring healthcare professionals remain confident and up to date with current guidelines. 

By making recertification more accessible and efficient, the programme supports improved patient safety, stronger multidisciplinary working and higher standards in neonatal and maternity care. 

Healthcare professionals are encouraged to check their certification status and book their recertification before expiry at www.resus.org.uk. Trusts are also encouraged to promote the course within their teams to support safe, up-to-date neonatal resuscitation practice.

Training that improves safety for babies born outside hospital 

Healthcare professionals across the UK are benefiting from a specialist training programme designed to improve care for newborns in out-of-hospital settings.

The Out-of-Hospital Newborn Life Support (OH-NLS) course, developed by Resuscitation, prepares clinicians to manage births in environments such as homes, ambulances and midwifery-led units. 

Out-of-hospital births can be unpredictable, often requiring rapid decision-making in unfamiliar settings with limited equipment. OH-NLS helps address this challenge by filling a critical training gap - enhancing clinicians’ knowledge and practical application of the assessment and management of a newborn. 

The programme supports multidisciplinary working across ambulance and maternity services and is already showing measurable improvements in clinician confidence and the quality of care. 

Trusts and healthcare professionals are encouraged to visit www.resus.org.uk to learn more and enrol on upcoming training. 

Standardised training:

Standardised Newbon Update Training improves consistency in newborn resuscitation care 

This July, healthcare professionals across the UK are set to benefit from new standardised training materials designed to improve the consistency and quality of newborn resuscitation. 

Developed by Resuscitation Council UK working with NHSE, and delivered locally by NHS Trusts, the Standardised Newborn Update Training provide a structured, quality-assured framework for annual updates. 

The resources support clinicians to maintain confidence and competence between formal Newborn Life Support (NLS) recertification, helping to prevent skill fade over time. By introducing a consistent national approach, the training materials address variation in training and support improvements in patient safety and maternity care. 

Healthcare organisations and professionals are encouraged to adopt the materials locally and go to www.resus.org.uk to learn more and support safe, up-to-date newborn resuscitation practice. 

News Bulletins: 

Recertification:

Healthcare professionals are encouraged to maintain their neonatal resuscitation skills through the Newborn Life Support Recertification (NLSr) course, which will be available this July. Developed by Resuscitation Council UK working with NHSE, this half-day blended-learning programme combines online study with practical training to refresh essential skills while reducing time away from clinical practice. As clinical skills can decline over time, recertification is key to ensuring safe, effective newborn care. The course also increases training capacity and supports workforce sustainability. Healthcare professionals should check their certification status and book recertification at www.resus.org.uk before expiry, while Trusts are encouraged to promote the course across their teams. 

OH NLS:

Healthcare professionals are benefiting from a specialist training programme designed to improve newborn care in out-of-hospital settings. The Out-of-Hospital Newborn Life Support (OH-NLS) course, developed by Resuscitation Council UK, equips clinicians with the skills and confidence to support newborn transition and resuscitation in environments such as homes, ambulances and midwifery-led units. Addressing a critical training gap, the programme supports safer care and improved outcomes for newborns and is already showing measurable impact on confidence and practice. Healthcare professionals and Trusts are encouraged to visit www.resus.org.uk to enrol. 

Standardised training:

Healthcare professionals are encouraged to adopt new Standardised Newborn Update Training, which will be available this July, to support safe, consistent care. Developed by Resuscitation Council UK working with NHSE, the resources provide a structured framework for annual updates, helping maintain skills between Newborn Life Support (NLS) recertification. By reducing variation and preventing skill fade, the standardised training materials support improved patient safety and maternity care. Designed for multidisciplinary teams, they offer practical and theoretical training guidance. Healthcare professionals can adopt the training materials locally. Go to www to learn more and support high-quality newborn resuscitation training.