About the awards
The Neonatal Excellence Awards are part of the Bliss Baby Charter Conference held in September 2019.
They celebrate outstanding healthcare professionals that make a difference to babies and their families by delivering high quality family-centred care (ensuring parents are actively involved in their baby’s care) as part of the Bliss Baby Charter.
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Over the last five years, the neonatal team at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital have made a huge drive to promote and encourage family-centred care, placing the baby firmly in the context of the family.
The team in Exeter have been working with parents, allied health professionals and nursing and medical teams to enable the team to provide a service which suits the needs of families on the unit. Families are welcome to stay next to their baby at all times of the day, by the availability of camp beds for every cot space, as well as single bed rooms and options for rooming in, with the intention of keeping families together.
The team have also given careful consideration to the environment, with various strategies in place to keep noise and light to a minimum to enhance the calming effect on the unit. A ‘retreat room’ has been introduced for families which has different modes of mood lighting and optional aromatherapy for mothers who wish to express away from the cot side.
This award has been sponsored by WaterWipes.