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Northern Ireland Department of Health oral health improvement plans for children and older persons - consultation response

In December 2023, the Department of Health launched a consultation on the recommendations arising from the Children’s Oral Health Improvement Plan and Older Person’s Oral Health Improvement Plan, which aim to best serve the needs and improve the oral health of the population in Northern Ireland.

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Healthy Futures ‘A Strategic Framework to Prevent the Harm caused by Obesity, Improve Diets and Levels of Physical Activity in NI’ consultation response

In November 2023 the Department of Health launched a consultation to seek views on the development of a new strategy to enhance health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland by focusing on improving diets, increasing participation in physical activity, addressing the obesogenic environment, and preventin...

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Worried and waiting: A review of paediatric waiting times in Wales 2024

This bilingual report, published February 2024, provides an analysis of ‘paediatric pathway’ waiting times data in Wales from 2016-2023, with a spotlight on the last year. The report contains recommendations for the Welsh Government, Health Boards and Health Education and Improvement Wales, which if...

Children and young people's voice

Public affairs and campaigning

Service design

Service planning

Workforce

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Care and treatment of eating disorders national specification (Scotland) - consultation response

In February 2024, we responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on the proposed national specification for the care and treatment of eating disorders. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.

Health policy

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NI Commissioner for Children & Young People (NICCY) Corporate Plan 2023 – 2027 consultation response.

NICCY has launched its draft Corporate Plan ‘Children’s Rights: From Rhetoric to Reality’ which outlines its strategic priorities for the next four years.  This plan sets out high-level objectives and builds on the achievements and progress of work carried out on the objectives identified in the...

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Independent Review of Northern Ireland’s Children's Social Care Services - consultation response

This review concluded in June 2023. After the review report's publication, the NI Department of Health ran a consultation to seek views on its recommendations. The College submitted its response in December 2023; we supported some recommendations but noted the need for a whole child approach to heal...

Social care

Public health

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Valproate use in women, girls of childbearing years and boys - guidance

This page has updated guidance on the medicine, valproate in accordance with regulation changes from the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in January 2024.

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Pregnancy and parenthood - guidance for doctors

We list resources on pregnancy, going back to work, breastfeeding and maternity, paternity and adoption leave. We also have produced our own guidance to support those experiencing pregnancy loss and/or fertility issues.

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Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings in Northern Ireland

The Department of Education (‘the Department’) published a report on the Review of Restraint and Seclusion in Educational Settings on 25 March 2022. Following on from this the Department launched a consultation seeking views on its Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Pr...

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Updates on Genomics England's research study on newborn WGS - webinar recording, January 2024

On 18 January 2024 we hosted a webinar with Genomics England, plus a expert panel discussion, to hear the most recent developments in the Genomics England led Generation Study; a research programme to screen newborns by whole genome sequencing. The recording is now available.

Area of medicine

Genomics

Neonatal medicine