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Baby Charter Success Stories

At Bliss we want to celebrate the achievements of units that are involved with our Baby Charter. Read our success stories.

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St Peter's hospital staff posing while holding a Bliss accreditation plaque

St Peter’s

St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey, was the highest scoring neonatal unit to be assessed by the Bliss Baby Charter team in 2019.
Staff at Frimley Park hospital posing while holding a Bliss accreditation plaque

Frimley Park

The neonatal unit at Frimley Park Hospital was the third to gain official Bliss Baby Charter accreditation for delivering high quality family-centred care.
Staff at Royal Devon and Exeter hospital posing while holding a Bliss accreditation plaque

Royal Devon and Exeter

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital signed up to the Bliss Baby Charter in 2017 and in January 2020, they became the fourth unit in the country to be accredited.
Group of mothers sat on the floor with two babies lying down while one baby being bottle fed

Barnet Starlight Neonatal Unit

The Starlight Neonatal Unit at Barnet Hospital were inspired to get involved with the Bliss Baby Charter as a result of their keen interest in improving developmental…
Dad with beard with his baby sleeping peacefully on his chest

Making positive changes at Northumbria

​Northumbria began their Bliss Baby Charter journey in early 2015 and has made great progress.
Mum and dad standing at either side of an incubator looking down at their newborn baby

William Harvey Neonatal Unit

The William Harvey neonatal unit (Ashford in Kent), began their Bliss Baby Charter journey in 2015. They were inspired to get involved with the charter because they…
Dr. Still being presented award by Dr. Lydia Bowden

Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow

Find out more about The Warm Bundle from the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, the recipients of 'Project of the Year' as part of the Bliss Neonatal Excellence…
Parent comforting sleeping baby attached to tubes in incubator

The Royal Cornwall Hospital

10 years ago, the unit culture was vastly different on the neonatal unit at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Parents were asked to leave nurseries during ward rounds and…
Dad sat by his baby holding a syringe of milk in the air slowly tube feeding his baby

Burton Neonatal Unit: Baby-led feeding

The neonatal unit at Queen’s Hospital in Burton on Trent introduced baby-led feeding two years ago, with great success. Instead of prescribing babies specific amounts of…

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