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New figures reveal over 28% of Welsh children are living in poverty
23 January 2018
The End Child Poverty coalition has today published figures providing a new Child Poverty map of the UK. In Wales, the figures show that over 28% of children are living in poverty, and in some constituency, this rises to a 1/3 of all children.
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Fragmented approach to child health damaging long term health of nation, RCPCH warns
17 January 2018
Child health is suffering at the hands of a disjointed approach from central Government is the warning from the RCPCH as it publishes its “State of Child Health: One year on” scorecard today. The scorecards for England, Scotland and Wales describe progress against the series of recommendations made ...
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‘Worrying’ inequalities gap highlighted in children’s emergency healthcare
24 December 2017
School-aged children from the poorest areas are two and a half times more likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency for asthma than their counterparts in the richest areas, and this gap has grown substantially in a decade, new research reveals today.
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GMC publishes 'State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK' report
19 December 2017
The UK's medical profession faces the prospect of too few doctors to treat rising numbers of patients, says the General Medical Council (GMC).
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Breastfeeding rates increase when financial incentives given, finds new study
14 December 2017
Results of a study which saw breastfeeding rates rise when new mums were given vouchers, have today been published.
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Vulnerable children being put in harm's way says 'State of Children's Rights' report
13 December 2017
Some of England’s most vulnerable children are being needlessly put in harm’s way because their safety and wellbeing is ignored whilst the Government is focused on Brexit.
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NHS Digital's Health Survey for England published
13 December 2017
NHS Digital's Health Survey for England was published today, releasing data on the state of the nation's health.
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Latest Millennium Cohort Study finds one in five young people obese at age 14
7 December 2017
Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, responds to these latest findings which were published by the UCL Institute of Education.
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Reflective practice and reducing risk in healthcare
5 December 2017
Doctors, and indeed all healthcare staff, are committed to delivering high quality, safe care and avoiding errors. But when errors do occur, as they will on occasion, it is crucial to reflect, understand why the mistake happened and do everything possible to prevent a similar occurrence again.