Bliss was involved in the campaign for the £1.5 million Scottish Neonatal Expense Fund, which was introduced in 2018 to help offset the costs of visiting a baby in neonatal care, and has actively been involved in its evaluation and in influencing its new terms and conditions. As of today:
- Both parents/guardians receive £8.50 for food each day, rather than having to show receipts for expenditure to be reimbursed
- Both parents/guardians of a child are entitled to claim travel expenses when they are both travelling to hospital on the same day
- The fund can now be used to support the costs of overnight accommodation if the Local Health Board is unable to provide this
- Parents/ guardians are entitled to claim from the fund if their baby is moved out of the neonatal unit and into another ward for ongoing treatment.