The Trust is delighted to announce that our special care baby unit (SCBU), Walnut Ward, has received a Silver Accreditation as part of the Bliss Baby Charter.
This is a national accreditation that is awarded to neonatal units across the UK for their commitment to providing a high standard of family-centred care. The Charter is based on seven guiding principles which demonstrate great family-centred care, an approach which supports families to be involved in their baby's care and which research shows achieves better outcomes for the baby.
DGT’s Neonatal Matron, Annette Pope, said: “We are delighted to have been accredited with the Silver Award which represents the dedication of all the staff who work on the Neonatal Unit in delivering a high standard of family integrated care. We continue to aspire to the highest level and now have Gold in our sight."
Congratulations, team! Keep up the fantastic work.
About Bliss:
Bliss was founded in 1979 by a group of concerned parents who discovered that no hospital had all the equipment nor the trained staff it needed to safely care for premature and sick babies.
Determined to do something, these volunteers formed a charity to give vulnerable babies the care they deserve. 40 years later Bliss has grown into the leading UK charity for the 90,000 babies born needing neonatal care every year.
Visit their website here: For babies born premature or sick | Bliss