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Domestic abuse – consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on transforming the response to domestic abuse. We support Government proposals to introduce a new statutory definition of domestic abuse, increase young people’s awareness and understanding of healthy relationships and focus on the prev...

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Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland: Prohibiting physical punishment of all children

In England and Northern Ireland, children are the only group of people not fully protected in law from physical assault. Our recommendations demonstrate to Government policymakers both the practicalities of removing the 'reasonable punishment defence’ from law and the appropriate next steps to reduc...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Physical abuse

Public affairs and campaigning

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Equal Protection from Assault (Scotland) - consultation response

In January 2019 we responded to the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee consultation on the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill. We support the proposal to abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement.

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Escalation strategies for winter pressures - case study

The team from the Children’s Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary describes how their department developed and adopted common strategies to use at times of escalation and major incidents.

Winter planning

Wellbeing for health professionals

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GP streaming and impact on patient flow in the ED - winter pressures case study

Dr Michael McCarron, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Grid Registrar (ST8) from Sheffield Children’s Hospital, outlines the introduction of a GP streaming model and its impact on patient flow through the emergency department.

Emergency Department

Service design

Winter planning

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Imaging in cases of suspected physical abuse in children - online learning

When managing children who have experienced suspected physical abuse, producing high quality images is crucial in enabling effective investigation of these complex cases.

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Informatics for Quality

Informatics is used in everyday actions of healthcare professionals. It enables the delivery of high quality, accurate and timely care to patients - from booking appointments to conducting surgical procedures. In particular, SNOMED-CT is an international terminology for recording patient data, and y...

Data

Informatics

Service design

Networks for health services

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Information sharing matters - online learning

This free online course is designed for the early years workforce and healthcare professionals. It aims to improve your knowledge, skills and understanding of the benefits of effectively sharing information in a professional context.

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Introducing point of care diagnostics - winter pressures case study

Dr John Criddle from the Evelina London Children’s Hospital describes the introduction of point of care diagnostics in the paediatric emergency department (PED) and its impact on patient flow.

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Measures to address winter pressures such as a dedicated registrar and PDU cubicles - case study

Dr Amitabh Gite, Clinical Director of Paediatrics at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, outlines measures they implemented to address winter pressures, including a second registrar at night, a paediatric decision unit, increased nursing staff and ward clerk support.

Care setting

Emergency Department

Knowledge and skills

Clinical guidelines and standards