📣 After years of campaigning, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) is now law. 🎉 From today, parents with a premature or sick baby may be eligible for paid time off work, so they don’t have to choose between earning a paycheque and being by their baby’s side. This is a huge step

After a decade of campaigning Neonatal Leave is finally here, giving parents of premature and sick babies the time they so desperately need. We are so incredibly proud of the Smallest Things parent-led campaign which has bought about this historic change, but there’s more to do!

📣 After a decade of campaigning - Neonatal Leave and Pay is finally here! 📺 Did you spot our Founder, Catriona Ogilvy, speaking about the success of our parent-led campaign and just what this will mean to families of premature and sick babies on BBC Breakfast this morning?

The Neonatal Care Leave and Pay Act is Law from today. Many parents with a premature or sick baby are eligible for time off to enable them spend time with their babies. Thanks @stuart_mcdonald Bliss Baby Charity The Smallest Things and many others for making it happen #NeonatalCareLeave

💙“We know babies do best when they are in neonatal care with both parents at their cot side.” 🗣️Bliss Chief Executive, Caroline Lee-Davey, was live on Sky News talking about why the new Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) entitlement is so crucial for parents and their babies.

Celebrating the introduction of the neonatal care leave & pay on the neonatal unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital BCUHB Best Betsi Cadwaladr Bliss Baby Charity

This #WorldHealthDay we're raising awareness of maternal and newborn health issues. Our quality statement for maternity and neonatal services sets out what good quality maternity and neonatal services should look like for women and their families. 👇 gov.wales/quality-statem…

A Strategic Nursing Workforce Plan for Wales 2025-2030 has been launched 🩺 The plan is set to grow, transform, and support the nursing workforce, ensuring that it is equipped to meet the evolving healthcare demands of the Welsh population 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 👇 heiw.nhs.wales/workforce/stra…

It’s been really important to me to write for every parent- different relationships, different roles and backgrounds - find out more : Not Alone in NICU: A Compassionate Companion for Parents of a Baby in Neonatal Care amzn.eu/d/aN4JfM9 #Amazon

Tomorrow is #ANZACDay - the anniversary of the 1915 Gallipoli landings and a day to remember all Australians and New Zealanders who have served their countries. Ahead of our annual service of commemoration and thanksgiving here tomorrow, discover the Abbey's links with this

Today is Anzac Day #LestWeForget.

What an honour it was last week to be a part of the first ARNICymru. Resuscitation Council UK An excellent course hosted by Swansea Bay NHS and involving faculty from all over Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (and further afield) including from Betsi Cadwaladr Great teamwork to deliver high quality training 👶🏻

Today is Kangaroo care awareness day ‘In my arms, you thrive’

Estonia for the win 🏆

Estonia for the win 🏆 #Eurovision

Eat Sleep Console- Any Neonatal Units in the UK implemented this? Would be really interested to discuss.

Meta-analysis of eat, sleep, console approach to withdrawal vs Finnegan scoring Is there any reason not to adopt ESC? ESC ⬇️hospitalisation days (MD -4.11 days, p<0.0001 & the proportion treated with withdrawal medications (OR 0.36, p<0.0001 #neotwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40393782/

We're so proud to have collaborated with NHS Race & Health Observatory Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Fivexmore_ on this vital information recognising jaundice in Black and Brown babies💙

Wales is the first UK nation to have a plan like this to boost research across these key healthcare professions. We're proud that our talented professionals have come together to lead the way.🩵

Today is #InternationalNeonatalNursesDay. My mind is always blown by the complexity of the role of a #neonatal nurse. The #human and #clinical skills needed in balance. #FICare nursing means enabling a #family to become a unit, even in the face of #trauma. What a role to play!