Statistics

NETS receives over 3,500 calls annually from health professionals across NSW and elsewhere.

Around two-thirds of these calls result in retrieval of a child or baby by a dedicated NETS clinical team. The majority of children and babies retrieved are taken to specialist neonatal or paediatric centres in Sydney, Newcastle or the ACT.

In addition to arranging retrieval by a NETS team, the NETS Clinical Coordination Centre can also

• coordinate the transfer of a sick or injured child by another service, where this is deemed appropriate
• coordinate the emergency transfer of a pregnant woman
• link the referring doctor to a medical specialist who can provide advice and support via a telephone conference

NETS teams retrieve patients by road using dedicated NETS ambulances, by helicopters provided by Telstra Child Flight or by fixed-wing aircraft from a number of different services including NSW Air Ambulance.

Almost half of the children moved by NETS are newborns (babies up to 28 days of age).