Bliss (charity) the charity for the Blue Peter appeal twice, raising £2.7 million and helping to raise awareness about underfunding in neonatal intensive care units. In 2000 Bliss ran a campaign to show that neonatal units in the UK were relying on the charity for equipment, rather than the NHS. The story made the front page of the Daily Express and £6.5 million was then announced for neonatal intensive care. From then on, Bliss decided to spend less money on equipment and started funding medical training and research. Bliss champions the right for every baby born premature or sick to receive the
Care UK contracts worth £104m. In 2014/5 its turnover was £728 million. Following the death of a vulnerable inmate at HM Prison Chelmsford in January 2017 and criticism by the Prison ombudsman, Care UK announced it would end its healthcare contract there as the level of resource the prison service made available was insufficient. In 2018 Care UK operated 114 care homes with almost 8,000 beds. 44% of the residents are self-funding. It supports over 17,000 older people and those with disabilities through home care services. Its NHS treatment centres, out of hours primary care and 111 service serve more than 18