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Here you’ll find the latest Bliss news and updates as well as breaking news about neonatal care across the UK.

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Tens of thousands of parents with sick babies stand to benefit from ground-breaking new entitlement

Posted on May 24, 2023

Today the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill has been given Royal Assent and is now law.
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Bliss research finds parents routinely left with no choice but to leave their sick baby overnight in hospital

April 16, 2024

Bliss has found that parents are commonly unable to stay with their babies overnight due to a basic lack of facilities in hospitals and a lack of…
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Ninewells Hospital in Dundee receives Gold Bliss Baby Charter Accreditation

February 15, 2024

We are delighted to announce that Ninewells Hospital neonatal unit has successfully completed its accreditation and has demonstrated that they have…
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Research by the University of Oxford shows importance of parental touch during premature babies’ hospital procedures

December 19, 2023

Bliss funded the research on premature babies’ experiences of painful procedures and created new information resources for neonatal parents and…
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MBRRACE-UK perinatal enquiry finds high levels of poor neonatal care

December 14, 2023

Two reports by MBRRACE-UK were published today, comparing the care of Black, Asian and white mums, whose babies died.
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National Neonatal Audit Programme report shows high variation in neonatal care and mortality rates across units

October 16, 2023

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) report has shown that access to high-quality neonatal care is still not consistent across units and…
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Neonatal healthcare professionals announced as WaterWipes Pure Foundation Fund 2023 UK winners

October 10, 2023

WaterWipes® announced the two UK winners of the fourth annual Pure Foundation Fund, which celebrates the achievements of healthcare professionals…
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Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023: Lives of half of UK adults have been affected by pregnancy or baby loss

October 09, 2023

A time to remember our much-loved and missed babies, Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) aims to break the silence and support bereaved families.
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New Cross Hospital receives Gold Bliss Baby Charter Accreditation

September 15, 2023

We are delighted to announce that New Cross Hospital neonatal unit (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust) has successfully completed its Gold…
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Perinatal mortality rates increased in 2021 after seven years of reduction

September 14, 2023

Perinatal mortality rates increased between January and December 2021, as revealed in new data published today by MBRRACE-UK.
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Queen’s Hospital in Burton upon Trent Awarded Gold Bliss Baby Charter Accreditation

August 16, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Queen’s Hospital neonatal unit has successfully completed its Gold accreditation and has demonstrated that they…
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Baby Charter audit submissions paused

August 02, 2023

Bliss Baby Charter audit submissions are temporarily paused from 1 August to 31 October.
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Bliss Ambassador Lady Sarra Hoy celebrates Specsavers fundraising success to help Scotland’s premature and sick babies

July 26, 2023

Specsavers’ Scottish stores backed Bliss Scotland as their Charity of the Year to support Scotland’s premature and sick babies and their families,…
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Bliss welcomes reconfiguration of neonatal services in Scotland

July 25, 2023

Bliss has welcomed the reconfiguration of neonatal services in Scotland to make them safer, more effective and ensure that premature and sick babies…
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Medical professionals raise nearly £10,000 for Bliss

July 19, 2023

A team of obstetricians, gynaecologists, neonatologists and nurses who work at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have raised nearly £10,000 for Bliss,…
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NHS Race and Health Observatory report shines light on inequities in the care of newborns

July 12, 2023

In a report published today, The NHS Race and Health Observatory has found that the current guidelines for assessing newborns do not consider…
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Derriford Hospital Awarded Gold Bliss Baby Charter Accreditation

June 12, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Derriford Hospital neonatal unit has successfully completed its Gold accreditation and has demonstrated that they…
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Charities, unions and professional bodies come together to urge Government to speed up implementation of support for families

May 24, 2023

Bliss, alongside 22 other charities, unions, and professional bodies have written to the Treasury and Department for Business and Trade calling on…
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Tunbridge Wells Hospital neonatal unit achieves Platinum Bliss Baby Charter accreditation

April 21, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Tunbridge Wells Hospital neonatal unit has successfully completed its re-accreditation and has demonstrated that…