Exclusive: Thousands of referrals for sick babies turned down due to lack of beds

By Hayley Kirton and Alison Moore2022-12-01T12:20:00

More than 1,000 referrals to admit very sick or premature babies to neonatal units were rejected in the last year due to a lack of beds, data obtained by HSJ has revealed.

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