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Health Minister Robin Swann Visit to South West Acute Hospital | August 2022
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Health Minister Robin Swann recently visited the South West Acute Hospital where he had the opportunity to visit the Human Milk Bank which helps premature and seriously ill babies.
The Bank provides milk to all Trusts across Northern Ireland, as well as to 20 hospitals in the Republic of Ireland. It has been operational since 2000 and processes over 1,600 litres of human donor breast expressed milk (DEBM) a year for use in Neonatal and Infant Surgical Units.
Speaking after his visit, Minister Swann highlighted the importance of the service: “Safe and screened donor breast milk makes an important contribution to the care of premature and sick infants. It also helps to significantly reduce the number of cot days required by babies in neonatal units."
“The Bank has seen a 25% increase in demand since 2020 and therefore is appealing for more women to come forward and help provide essential donor breast milk for premature and seriously ill babies.”
During his visit to the South West Acute Hospital, the Minister also visited the Children’s Ward where he received an update on ongoing work to increase paediatric surgical activity following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting lists.
Minister Swann also met with the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) specialist organ donation staff at the South West Acute Hospital and thanked NHSBT for its support of the deemed consent legislation which the Assembly passed in February this year.
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The Bank provides milk to all Trusts across Northern Ireland, as well as to 20 hospitals in the Republic of Ireland. It has been operational since 2000 and processes over 1,600 litres of human donor breast expressed milk (DEBM) a year for use in Neonatal and Infant Surgical Units.
Speaking after his visit, Minister Swann highlighted the importance of the service: “Safe and screened donor breast milk makes an important contribution to the care of premature and sick infants. It also helps to significantly reduce the number of cot days required by babies in neonatal units."
“The Bank has seen a 25% increase in demand since 2020 and therefore is appealing for more women to come forward and help provide essential donor breast milk for premature and seriously ill babies.”
During his visit to the South West Acute Hospital, the Minister also visited the Children’s Ward where he received an update on ongoing work to increase paediatric surgical activity following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting lists.
Minister Swann also met with the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) specialist organ donation staff at the South West Acute Hospital and thanked NHSBT for its support of the deemed consent legislation which the Assembly passed in February this year.
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