Neonatal transfers ensure babies receive care at a unit suited to their needs. But Bliss has found a consistent, high-quality service is not available for all babies.
15 per cent
of emergency transfers were because the unit was full.
50 per cent
of services reported staffing gaps in the one week snapshot we asked about.
4 out of 17
services did not have a dedicated team to move babies at night.
Transfers of premature and sick babies
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