Diabetes

For the first time, The Health Survey looks at links between parent and child obesity. RCPCH responds saying it is a "cycle of life that can have terrible consequences to the health of entire families for generations".

Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from February under groundbreaking measures to help tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London confirmed today.

RCPCH President responds to new data reported by Diabetes UK saying it emphasises the need to act.

This information bundle on diabetes presents interventions to improve the quality of paediatric diabetes care and patient self-management through data collection, quality improvement measures, diabetes networks and investment in technology. This information was presented to NHS England to inform the...

Along with the core audit, the NPDA has been commissioned to produce service-level 'spotlight' audits on the topics of workforce and diabetes-related technologies.

This conference on 19 January at The Studio, Birmingham, was an opportunity for clinicians of all professional groups working in paediatric diabetes units and other invited stakeholders to learn more about the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). They were able to consider how audit data can b...

Read about the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, RCPCH Progress - the new paediatric curriculum, standards for emergency care and much more...

The plan is "extremely encouraging" says Prof Viner but more supported is needed for children who are already overweight or obese.

As part of NPDA's commitment to open data, we have made available our data files on specific measures from the audit.

Surveillance of type 2 diabetes in children and young people less than 17 years of age concluded in April 2016. This is a repeat of study from 2005 and the research team hope to identify the incidence of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in children and young people and understand how this has changed...