Partnership Approach to Data Collection

The paediatrician, the nurse in charge of the paediatric unit and the senior health records information officer, as key partners, participated in an introductory workshop to explain the approach to and purpose of data collection. These introductory meetings were also used to remind hospitals about the national guidelines for common conditions that have been disseminated for some time.9 (link) Importantly, the network does not provide any material or financial resources to the hospitals or individuals but, through 4 monthly meetings, telephone calls and provision of information back to hospitals in the form of two monthly reports, CIN has tried to build a sense of partnership across the hospitals.