This is a list of all 144 UK maternity hospitals with full Baby Friendly accreditation or a Certificate of Commitment. It is organised by country and, within England, by Strategic Health Authority.

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Last updated: 14 August 2008

The following 11 community health-care facilities have full Baby Friendly accreditation:

• Northgate Surgery, Pontefract
• Foyle Health and Social Services Trust, Londonderry
• Sure Start Peterlee, Co. Durham
• Anniesland, Bearsden & Milngavie LHCC, Glasgow
• Osmaston/Allenton Sure Start, Derby
• Homefirst Community & Social Services Trust, Ballymena
• Sure Start Bedlington and District Children's Centre, Northumberland, including Bedlingtonshire Medical Group, The Gables Health Centre and Guide Post Medical Group
• Sure Start Pinehurst and Penhill, Swindon
• Down Lisburn Community Services including Downpatrick Sure Start
• Bridgeton Health Centre, Glasgow
• Colin Neighbourhood Sure Start as part of Down Lisburn Legacy Trust

 

The following community health-care facility has Stage 2 accreditation:

• Greenwich Teaching PCT & Greenwich Council's Children's Centres

The following 19 community health-care facilities have Stage 1 accreditation:

England

• Sure Start Worcester
• Manchester PCT
• Peterborough Primary Care Trust
• Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust
• Oldham PCT
• Central Surrey Health
• Coventry Teaching PCT
• Blackburn with Darwen PCT & Children's Centres
• Northumberland Care Trust
• Blackpool PCT & Children's Centres
• Central & Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust

 

Northern Ireland

• Gold and Dalriada Rural Sure Starts
• Armagh & Dungannon H&SS Trust
• Causeway Health and Social Services Trust

 

Scotland

• NHS Tayside

Wales

• Cardiff Sure Start, Ely & Caerau Children's Centre
• North Glamorgan NHS Trust (Health Visiting Services)
• Swansea NHS Trust (Health Visiting Services)
• Torfaen Borough

The following 45 community health-care facilities have a Certificate of Commitment:

England

• Belford Medical Practice, Northumberland
• Central Derby Primary Care Trust
• Sure Start Wave 3, Darlington
• Redcar & Cleveland PCTs
• Sure Start Highfields, Leicester
• Leicester West PCT
• Sure Start Stockton-on-Tees Children Centres
• Cornwall & Isles of Scilly PCT
• Bolton Primary Care Trust
• Birkenhead & Wallasey Children's Centres: Bidston & St James’, Leasowe, Seacombe, Rock Ferry, Woodchurch, Birkenhead & Tranmere
• Tameside & Glossop PCT & Local Children's Centres
• Littlehampton Children's Centre
• Darwen Children's Centre
• Wakefield District PCT
• Ashton, Leigh & Wigan PCT
• North Lancashire Teaching PCT and Children's Centres
• Wolverhampton PCT and Children's Centres
• Tower Hamlets PCT & Children's Centres
• Medway PCT, Health Visiting Service
• Dudley Primary Care Trust & Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Children's Centres
• Harrow PCT
• Barnsley PCT
• Luton TPCT
• Hull TPCT with The Lemon Tree, Longhill/Acorns, Fenchurch Children's Centres and The Goodwin Volunteer Doula Project
• Leeds PCT
• Wirral PCT
• NHS Walsall Community Health
• Sheffield PCT & Sheffield City Council Early Years
• Knowsley Health and Wellbeing

Northern Ireland

• Sperrin Lakeland Community Trust
• Craigavon & Banbridge Health & Social Services Trust
• North & West Belfast SureStarts (Smile, Shankhill, Clamor, Glenbrook)

Scotland

• Coatbridge LHCC, Lanarkshire
• Wigtownshire LHP, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
• East Dunbartonshire CHP
• North Locality, North CHP, NHS Lanarkshire
• Hamilton Locality, South CHP, NHS Lanarkshire
• Airdrie Locality, NHS Lanarkshire
• Bellshill Locality, NHS Lanarkshire
• East Kilbride Locality, NHS Lanarkshire
• Motherwell Locality, NHS Lanarkshire
• Cambuslang & Rutherglen Locality, NHS Lanarkshire

Wales

• Health Visiting Services, Swansea NHS Trust
• Caerphilly Local Health Board, Sure Start, Gwent NHS Trust

The following university courses have full Baby Friendly accreditation:

• University of Paisley - 3 year pre-registration Bachelor of Science course in Midwifery at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health
• King’s College London - 3 year pre-registration DipHE in Midwifery Practice & 18-month post-registration Bachelor of Science course in Midwifery at The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery

 

The following universities have a Certificate of Commitment:

• University of Nottingham
• University of Hertfordshire
• Cardiff University
• Univesity of Chester