Why is the Neonatal Intensive Care Baby Unit and Special Care Baby Unit being expanded?
An expanded unit is required to cope with the number of intensive care and special care babies that are born in the East of England. The new unit will provide more space around the cots to improve parent privacy and provide better working conditions for staff. The new unit will provide the opportunity to expand important neonatal neurology activity to ensure more babies in the region can benefit from the specialist knowledge and experience of our team. We will be able to accommodate current and future anticipated demand and will not be forced to turn away babies because we do not have the cots for them .
