Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30

Baby Care Units: Nurses

Tabled: 17 July 2024

Answered: 29 July 2024

Named Day

Question

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of nurses are qualified in intensive neonatal care and work in high-risk neonatal units.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Of the 3,898 registered nursing staff working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, 2,251 have a qualification in specialty (QIS) for neonatal care. QIS-trained nurses are constantly supporting and directly supervising non-QIS-trained nurses in the day-to-day...

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