Conditions
News
Medicines for Children shortlisted for a 2018 HSJ Award
4 September 2018
Our medicines information resource for parents and children is shortlisted for the “Optimisation of Medicines Management” category of the Health Service Journal Award, which celebrates healthcare excellence.
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Government to consult on banning the sale of energy drinks to children
29 August 2018
RCPCH President, Professor Russell Viner, responds to the announcement saying "the growing market for energy drinks and potential for harm to children and young people clearly warrants further scrutiny."
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Privacy notice - BPSU
This privacy notice covers the personal data of the BPSU clinical respondents who contribute to the BPSU epidemiology system. This privacy notice does not cover the use of clinical data or the legal grounds for processing it.
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RCPCH President responds to publication of Government's obesity plan
24 June 2018
The plan is "extremely encouraging" says Prof Viner but more supported is needed for children who are already overweight or obese.
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Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first ever UK review
19 June 2018
The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.
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BPSU study - Congenital hypothyroidism
Surveillance of primary congenital hypothyroidism concluded its surveillance period in June 2012 with follow-up to June 2015. This UK study explored how many babies and children up to and including five years of age were found each year to have congenital hypothyroidism. This included babies diagnos...
Committee
BPSU - Governance Board
The officers of the BPSU are responsible to the Scientific Committee, which in turn is accountable to the BPSU Governance Board. The Governance Board was established in 2014 and comprises representation from the three parent bodies of the BPSU, the RCPCH, Public Health England, and the UCL GOS Insti...
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BPSU - International activities
The BPSU is a founding member of the International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU). INoPSU's mission is the advancement of knowledge of uncommon childhood infections and disorders and the participation of paediatricians in surveillance on a national and international basis.
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BPSU - Patient and public involvement
The BPSU is committed to ensuring that patient and public involvement (PPI) is embedded in its work in every way possible. The unit works with investigators to encourage and support public and patient involvement in their research.
The information provided here is designed to support, not replac...
Resource
National Paediatric Diabetes Audit - our publications
These are the publications, abstracts and presentations that have been published or presented by members involved with the NPDA audit as authors, co-authors and collaborators, on our behalf.