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3rd Practical Aspects in Paediatric Endocrinology

Event date: 
19 July 2013
Event Location: 
Birkbeck University of London, London

Contact Name: Senthil Senniappan

Telephone: 07971625031

Email: punchcourses@gmail.com

Event website link: http://www.punchcharity.co.uk/

Launch of The Lancet Series on Childhood Pneumonia and Diarrhoea

Event date: 
12 April 2013
Event Location: 
Council Chamber, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Contact Name: Udani Samarasekera

Telephone: +44(0)207 424 4926

Email: u.samarasekera@lancet.com

Mothers who breastfeed for six months cut the risk of cancer

Research led by Imperial College London has indicated that women who breastfeed for six months cut their risk of dying of cancer by 10%.

The research into the habits of nearly 380,000 people found that those who follow lifestyle recommendations from the World Cancer Research Fund, including limiting alcohol consumption, were able to reduce their chance of death from several major diseases by around a third.

Last published on 27 March 2013

Britain ‘worst in Western Europe for child deaths’

A study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has found that up to 2,000 child deaths could be prevented every year in Britain, where more children die unnecessarily than in any other Western European country.

The UK has the worst record of 14 European countries for unnecessary deaths in children under 14, which is partly attributed to some British doctors not receiving any specialist paediatric training, as is the case in Sweden, which has the lowest child death rate.

Last published on 27 March 2013

Health Education England sets out remit

Health Education England (HEE) is the new national leadership organisation responsible for ensuring that education, training, and workforce development drives the highest quality public health and patient outcomes.  It will commence its full duties from 1 April 2013 as a Special Health Authority.
 

The RCPCH has responded to HEE’s ‘strategic intent’ document, which sets out the purpose, role and remit of the new organisation and its proposed priorities.

Last published on 27 March 2013

Amniotic fluid 'may heal premature baby gut'

Amniotic fluid may hold the key to healing a fatal gut disease which affects premature babies, doctors say.

Severe inflammation, called necrotizing enterocolitis, can destroy the gut's tissues and lead to major organ failure.

Early animal tests, published in the journal Gut, showed that stem cells inside amniotic fluid could heal some of the damage and increase survival. Further tests are still needed before it is tried in premature babies.

Last published on 25 March 2013

Teen sex plague

An investigation reveals that more than 15,000 under-16s were diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in the last three years, with around 22 aged 12 or younger.

The figure has doubled in the last decade, and there are fears that the situation could be getting worse because of the failure of boys to get tested.

Campaigners laid the blame at the government’s door for failing to make sex education lessons compulsory.

Last published on 22 March 2013

Sharp rise in number of children taking up smoking

Research suggests a rise of 50,000 in the number of children taking up smoking in a year.

Cancer Research UK said that about a third more children aged 11 to 15 took up smoking in 2011 than did in 2010.

The charity found almost a third of under-16s having tried smoking at least once, and it urged the government to commit to standardising all cigarette packaging.

Last published on 22 March 2013

New child protection guidance

The Department for Education has today (21 March) published Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013, which replaces the previous edition and acts as revised statutory guidance on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

The single document is substantially shorter than previous editions and aims to cover the legislative requirements and expectations for all agencies and professionals.

Last published on 21 March 2013

Francis Inquiry: A consultation with members

The publication in February of the Francis Inquiry into the failings at the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust presents an enormous challenge to all healthcare professionals that cannot and should not be ignored.

The report outlined in painful detail the extent to which systemic failures, breakdown of communication and poor management in Mid-Staffordshire cost lives and was right to say that all healthcare organisations have a responsibility to act promptly to ensure such a crisis never happens again.

Last published on 25 March 2013
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