Team profile
England
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New breastfeeding stats published
29 November 2017
Official statistics have been published on the number women who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.
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Meds IQ - sharing QI resources for paediatric medicines safety
Medication errors are a significant but preventable cause of harm to children and young people. Meds IQ brings together quality improvement (QI) tools and improvement projects that have been developed to address this problem. This is part of QI Central, our quality improvement sharing platform, whic...
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Revalidation and appraisal
Revalidation is the process by which doctors demonstrate to the General Medical Council (GMC) that they are up-to-date and fit to practise and that they are complying with the relevant professional standards. It applies to all doctors with a licence to practise on the GMC register, including those i...
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Mentoring support
Access to effective mentoring support is increasingly important in the development of all paediatricians. From the early stages of training to 'pause and review' points along the paediatric career pathway, the opportunity to have regular (or intermittent) contact with another person with the appropr...
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NHS Digital figures show an increase in obesity prevalence in primary school children
19 October 2017
NHS Digital has published figures from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in England which show the prevalence of obesity in reception age children has risen in the second successive year. Obesity prevalence was more than twice as high among children in year six than in reception age ch...
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Care Quality Commission report warns the future quality of the health system is at risk as it struggles to cope with demand
10 October 2017
We respond to the CQC State of Care report, published in October 2017.
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Shape of Training review response - position statement (2017)
The Shape of Training report provided a timely opportunity to review how doctors are trained to meet changing needs of patients in the UK. We wish to see more integration between paediatric, primary care and mental health training.
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Latest figures show target for MMR vaccination for five year olds in England has been met for the first time
20 September 2017
Statistics published today by NHS Digital show that the proportion of children receiving the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine by age five has increased year on year since 2006-07. Coverage was 95.0% cent in 2016-17 compared with 94.8% for 2015-16, meeting the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
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Research published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood finds overall improvement in survival rates of preterm babies
8 September 2017
Professor Neena Modi says this is a tribute to the dedication of healthcare professionals around the country.