Bliss (charity) in neonatal care by campaigning for change within government and the NHS. In February 2014 Bliss launched a campaign urging for more financial help for families with babies in hospital, called 'It's not a game: the very real costs of having a premature or sick baby'. Bliss released the "Bliss Baby Report" for England in 2015, shortly followed by "Bliss Baby Report: time for change" for Wales in 2016, and the "Bliss Scotland Baby Report" in January 2017. They found that neonatal services in both England and Scotland are lacking enough nurses and doctors to meet standards for high-quality care.
Private medicine in the UK The Royal Commission on the NHS reported on private medicine in the UK in 1979. Their report included: Expenditure on private health care in the UK in 1976 was estimated at £134 million not including abortions, long-term care, or dentistry. That was about 3% of total expenditure on health care in the UK. At that time about 2% of all acute hospital beds and 6% of all hospital beds in England were in private hospitals and nursing homes. The proportions in the rest of the United Kingdom were lower. As part of a drive to extend the choice of providers