| Infection control standards |
| There should be no soft toys in intensive care cots |
| All sleeves should be rolled above the elbows |
| No wrist watches are to be worn |
| No rings with stones are to be worn |
| There should be no leaning on incubators |
| There should be no foil bowls (used for warming milk) left at the sinks |
| Lipid should be prescribed as per protocol |
| There should be a documented antibiotic plan |
| All stethoscope bells should be kept in the incubator/cot |
| Each cot should have its own bottle of alcohol gel in its own bracket |
| Each baby should have its own tube of paraffin (used for heel prick blood tests) |
| Routine care standards |
| Central venous access should be documented clearly in the notes |
| First-day checks should be complete |
| Vitamins and supplements should be prescribed according to protocol |
| Oxygen saturation limits should be set according to protocol |