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January 24, 2021 at 3:20 pm
NHS Orkney’s maternity unit had been commended by a global children’s charity for its hight level of care for women and babies.
The Balfour, Kirkwall.
The “maty” was highly commended in the UNICEF Baby Friendly assessment.
UNICEF’s evidence based, staged accreditation programme supports maternity, neonatal, health visiting and children’s centre services across the United Kingdom to
transform their care.
Staff in Orkney were commended for their work in maintaining the standards established, with the report saying it was clear to the assessment team that pregnant women and new mothers received a very high standard of care in the county.