This is a quote from a neonatal doctor in 1979, when The Daily Telegraph ran a front page story highlighting the urgent need for better care for the UK’s most vulnerable babies.
This is a quote from a neonatal doctor in 1979, when The Daily Telegraph ran a front page story highlighting the urgent need for better care for the UK’s most vulnerable babies.
We need proper equipment and trained staff to save lives. We are short of both.
Neonatal consultants in hospitals across the whole of the UK
of referrals to neonatal intensive care weren't accepted due to a lack of facilities
Senior nurse per neonatal unit
We exist to ensure every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life.
[1] Christie, DA and Tansey, EM ‘ORIGINS OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE IN THE UK’ http://www.histmodbiomed.org/sites/default/files/44831.pdf
