Bliss Charter Standards Where are we Charter principle

Bliss Charter Standards Where are we?

Charter principle 1 Every baby should be treated as an individual and with dignity, respecting their social, developmental and emotional needs, as well as their clinical needs. This includes respecting the baby and family’s right to privacy, time to make attachments and referring to the baby by name. Charter principle 2 Neonatal care decisions are based on the baby’s best interest, with parents actively involved in their baby’s care. Decisions on the baby’s best interest are based on evidence and best practice, and are informed by parents who are encouraged and supported in the decisionmaking process and actively participate in providing comfort and emotional support to their baby. Charter principle 3 Babies receive the nationally recommended level of specialist care in the nearest specialist unit to the baby’s family home.

Charter principle 4 Units encourage parents to be involved in plans and processes for continuous service improvement, and outcomes of care benchmarked against local and national standards. Charter principle 5 Parents are informed, guided and supported, so they understand their baby’s care processes and feel confident in caring for them. Information provided to parents should cover clinical conditions, tests and treatment, as well as practical issues such as breastfeeding, financial support, transferring between units and local facilities. Charter principle 6 Breast milk expression and breastfeeding are actively promoted, and mothers receive practical support to achieve successful lactation. Relevant health professionals are equipped with appropriate knowledge and skills to facilitate and support lactation following a preterm birth. Charter principle 7 Discharge planning is facilitated and coordinated from initial admission to discharge date, to ensure both the baby and their family receive the appropriate care and access to resources.

Group work; keep it snappy you have 15 mins • Seven groups approx 10 in each group • Each group comprised of reps from NNU, community and voluntary sector • Each group to study one principle • Each group to discuss what they’re doing well and what could be improved on in their unit • Provide a summary of recommendations for their given principle as applied to their unit

Group 1 LIBRARY Location Group 2 LECTURE THEATRE Group 3 LIBRARY Group 4 LECTURE THEATRE Group 5 FOYER Group 6 LECTURE THEATRE Group 7 LECTURE THEATRE Supervisor Tilly Fiona Susan Hambley Sarah Heydon Lisa Mc. Cormack Renee Julie Kearney 1 Wendy mum Kate Mum Clare Benson CC Karen Mc. Neil CC Lorna Bishop CC Sharon Bennett CC Kevein Hugill UCLan 2 Judith Cummings NN Rosie Milbourne NN Shelley Piper NN Ruth Smyth NN Wendy Hall NN Liz Morrison NN Sharon Shahili NN 3 Joanne Short * Cheryl Smith * Sarah Littleford * Jo Hankinson * Jo Pilbeam * Tatiana Lazork * Linda Bloor * 4 Ellen Davies * Shel Banks BFHI Della Green CC Michelle Lynch CC Lindsay Clarke CC Freda Peacock MW Dawn Burrows IF 5 Rebecca Cantrill Ed Stella Kerigan IF Sandra Lively IF Dawn Clifton PHI Nicola Jones MW Roz Jones Comm 6 Alyson Hudson NN Nicola Gilbert NN Ann Gallagher NN Catherine Brown NN Anne-Marie White NN Linda Burrows NN Carole Barker NN 7 Margaret Corrigan NN Nicki Childs NN Deborah Hunter NN Penelope Davies NN Trish Bonnick NN Carol Burt NN Clare Remington NN 8 Angie Whitaker NN Julie Mc. Kenna NN Janet Power NN Janet Leatherbarrow NN Sarah Unsworth NN Liz Armstrong Dip Laura Ashcroft Dip 9 Louise Bear Dip Sarah Nicholson Dip Tracey Winstanley Dip Jennifer Lloyd Dip Emma Jeffries Dip Lois Greenhalgh Ed Stephanie Ludlaim Dip *= star buddy CC = Children’s Centre IF = Infant Feeding PHI = Public Health Improvement NN = Neonatal Nurse Dip = Diploma Student Ed = Educator BFHI Baby Friendly