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<p>NHS England is currently undertaking a review of its specialised neonatal services
in order to improve quality of care and ensure there is sufficient capacity for the
future. It will consider the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP), referenced
in the ‘Audit of Bereavement Care Provision in UK Neonatal Units 2018’, which sets
out a comprehensive framework for bereavement support across five stages of pregnancy
and baby loss, including neonatal death.</p><p> </p><p>All bereaved parents, following
baby loss, should be offered the same high standard of care and support in an appropriate
environment. That is why the Government recently announced over £100,000 of funding
for Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, to continue the roll-out of
the NBCP for 2018/19. This builds upon £50,000 of start-up funding and is in response
to the great strides the project is making.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Toolkit
for High Quality Neonatal Services sets out requirements that all staff have bereavement
training; that each unit has a bereavement lead; and that parents are given written
information about bereavement services where relevant. Additionally, the British Association
of Perinatal Medicine Service Standards require that parents whose baby or babies
are receiving care in a neonatal intensive care unit should have access to a trained
counsellor from the time their baby is admitted.</p>
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