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<p>The Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services sets out that all staff should have
training appropriate to their role in supporting families during bereavement; that
each unit has a bereavement lead; and that parents are given written information about
bereavement services where relevant.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is currently undertaking
a review of specialised neonatal services in order to improve quality of care and
ensure there is sufficient capacity for the future. It will specifically 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. Like the Toolkit for High Quality Neonatal Services, the NBCP recommends that
bereavement care training is provided to all staff who come into contact with bereaved
parents.</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>
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