Vulnerable babies at risk from inadequate neonatal ...

www.assemblywales.org Neonatal units in Wales are understaffed, ill-equipped and over-capacity, according to a report published by the National Assembly for Wales’s Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. The inquiry by the cross-party group of AMs found that insufficient resources, in the face of increasing demand, are placing extreme pressure on neonatal services across Wales. The report calls for the Welsh Government to address high occupancy rates – which are double the recommended level at 140% in some units – and severe understaffing.