Department of Health

The Department of Health has published new guidance to help the NHS improve the care provided for premature and sick babies during their first days. Babies who are born prematurely or have a low birth weight require very specialised care in their first hours and days. A Neonatal Taskforce was established to identify ways of further improving services to offer the best neonatal care possible. Experts from baby charity Bliss and NHS staff have helped to develop the Neonatal Toolkit to share its findings and guidance with the NHS.