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Bliss is pushing for urgent improvements to be made to special care baby services(18/02/2010)
Each year around 70,000 babies are born in need of specialist neonatal care in England. The birth rate is increasing, and more babies are born prematurely and surviving than ever before. This puts additional strain and pressure on already overstretched services. Recommended staffing levels are still not met and babies are often transferred very long distances to find a hospital that can accommodate them, with families being put under greater stress at an already traumatic time. For over 30 ye... [more]
Worrying shortage of nurses needed to care for premature and sick babies and their families(16/11/2009)
The NHS Neonatal Taskforce has published a set of standards that will make the care of sick newborn babies an NHS priority for the next decade. Launched by health minister Prof Ann Keen MP, the document sets out new quality standards which should guide teams working across maternity and neonatal services to drive improvements for premature and sick babies. It also includes a new toolkit to help commissioners plan and deliver a world class service. The Taskforce has also specified the amount o... [more]
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