The assessment was carried out virtually with Queen’s Hospital neonatal unit on 14 June 2023. The assessment was carried out by Bliss Baby Charter Programme Lead, Giulia Bonacalza, and volunteer assessors, Nicole Broadbent and Nadia Griffin.
The Baby Charter Lead for the unit, Teresa Hurst, said: “As a neonatal nurse at Burton Hospital, I have been involved in working towards gold accreditation for many years. I remember when the 2009 standards were introduced and work towards this began then. I initially joined a team of staff and then became a lead for the charter.
“I have three previous members of staff in particular to thank for the accreditation, Ann Picken, Shelley Harrington and Sarah Robert - Ann for starting the accreditation with myself and Shelley, and Sarah for being passionate about FiCare/developmental care and embedding it into our practice.”
“We have adapted our services to ensure every family is fully involved with their baby/ies and is the centre of that baby's care following through from admission to discharge and post discharge.
“The audit has been fun to work with over the years and I was proud to be part of the team at Burton. We have implemented many positive tools/information boards and folders for families, all well received by families.
“I am most proud of the Burton staff in helping implement these good practice standards and embed them in our philosophy of care.”