All Children's services articles – Page 29
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Evelina Children's Hospital has 31pc nurse vacancy rate
WORKFORCE: The Evelina Children’s Hospital, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, has 31 per cent nurse vacancy rate, a new report reveals
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Transfer of children's services in SW Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: Child and adolescent mental health services in Calderdale and Kirklees have transferred to South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
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NewsRoyal College voices concerns over UK paediatric services
Hospital care for sick children at weekends and in evenings needs to be better organised to ensure senior staff are available when needed, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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NewsLeeds heart unit campaigners urge for investigation
Campaigners fighting to save the children’s heart unit at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) have called on health secretary Jeremy Hunt to launch an investigation into the suspension of surgery at the hospital, describing the decision as “NHS politics at its worst”.
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New nursing professor in Hertfordshire
RESEARCH: A new professorship in community children’s nursing has been created to support research into the experiences of young people with long-term conditions and disabilities.
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NewsKeogh defends Leeds stoppage as heart surgery cleared to resume
Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was halted because of poor data showing unusually high death rates which were submitted by the hospital itself, the medical director of NHS England has said.
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Children's mental health service review launched in east Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull Clinical Commissioning Groups, Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have launched a review and redesign of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the area.
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Increase in safeguarding demand at South Tees
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust is having to deal with more children under safeguarding procedures – with rates of children with child protection plans in some areas being considerably higher than the national average.
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Review reports on Basildon children's surgery
STRUCTURE: The question of whether children’s surgical services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust should continue in their present form has been raised by an external review.
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NewsChild 999 admissions continue to rise
The number of children admitted to English hospitals as emergencies has increased every year since 2003, researchers have found.
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CommentThe latest in a long line of scandals
“Whatever Francis recommends, my fear is it’s three years too late”
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NewsAsthma cases 'down after smoke ban'
The number of children admitted to hospital with symptoms of asthma has fallen since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect, a study has found.
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Sussex research finds Wii can help children with movement difficulties
RESEARCH: Sussex-based research shows using the Wii Fit could aid the development of children with movement difficulties, according to local NHS organisations.
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NewsArchbishop warns over heart unit
The Archbishop of York has warned the NHS must be allowed to put a culture of care over a culture of competition as he visited a children’s heart unit that is threatened with closure.
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Laming Inquiry advisor awarded MBE
WORKFORCE: Dr Nellie Adjaye, a Kent Community Health NHS Trust consultant paediatrician, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours list.
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Herts trust probes safe guarding
PERFORMANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust has joined a number of trusts in reviewing their safeguarding arrangements following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsGP concern over child medical data
GPs are increasingly concerned about releasing children’s medical records to separated or divorced parents, experts have revealed.
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NewsJoblessness affects young people's mental health, says study
More than one in four young people in work admits to feeling down or depressed “always” or “often”, with this figure rising to nearly half amongst their unemployed peers, according to research released by a youth charity.
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Launch of new children’s mental health service
STRUCTURE: Organisations from Kent and Medway have attended the official launch of community children and young people’s mental health services provided by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeChildhood obesity: parental feedback and the weight of expectation
How can parents be engaged?