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Severe obesity in ten to eleven year olds reaches record high
24 July 2018
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to 'shocking' new obesity statistics, published today by Public Health England (PHE).
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High dependency care for children - time to move on
Published in 2014, this document outlines 69 recommendations to improve the management of high dependency care, placing the child and their complete critical care pathway at the focus of service delivery. It's intended for staff, management and commissioners seeking to deliver safe and high quality ...
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to draft guidance on relationships and health education in schools
19 July 2018
Draft guidance published today by the Department of Education aims to make sure that education prepares young people for life in the modern world. Dr Max Davie, Officer for Health Promotion, responds.
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Epilepsy Passport evaluation (2018)
Two years after its launch, we carried out an evaluation to understand how healthcare professionals, children and young people and their families use the Epilepsy Passport. This tells us which aspects of the Passport have been successful and which need improvement.
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to Ofsted's 'Obesity, healthy eating and physical activity' report
18 July 2018
Ofsted have released a new report today regarding the role that schools have in tackling the childhood obesity crisis.
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Manual of Childhood Infections - The blue book, 4th edition (2016)
Packed with helpful tips and practical guidance, including lists of alternative diagnoses and useful tables.
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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to National Children’s Bureau Report
11 July 2018
Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to initial annual training survey findings
9 July 2018
The GMC have released the initial findings of the annual national training survey for 2018. This is a detailed UK-wide poll of more than 70,000 doctors in training and doctors who act as trainers.
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RCPCH President responds to publication of Government's obesity plan
24 June 2018
The plan is "extremely encouraging" says Prof Viner but more supported is needed for children who are already overweight or obese.
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Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first ever UK review
19 June 2018
The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.