All Children's services articles – Page 33
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HSJ Local
NHS Wandsworth tenders weight management services
COMMERCIAL: The south west London primary care trust is advertising for a partner to provide weight managment services in schools and to adults.
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HSJ KnowledgeMapping variation to prioritise areas needing improved outcome, quality and productivity
An “atlas” of unwarranted variation in healthcare for children is informing commissioners and empowering parents, writes Ronny Cheung.
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HSJ KnowledgeReducing emergency admissions in children and young people
Dr Ronny Cheung goes through the full list of indicators for child health, plus a case study on children’s epilepsy admissions in children.
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NewsWarning of 'deep unease' about safeguarding fragmentation
Safeguarding arrangements for vulnerable children could become “more confusing, fragmented and possibly riskier” under government reforms, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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HSJ Local
NHS Surrey launches vaccination drive
PERFORMANCE: NHS Surrey is reminding parents of the importance of protecting their children by getting them vaccinated.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children's FT nurse made national RCN lead
WORKFORCE: A Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust nurse has been appointed as a national lead for the Royal College of Nursing.
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NewsInvestigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
A young couple cleared of killing their son have called for an inquiry into Great Ormond Street and University College hospitals, it has been reported.
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NewsChild safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors
The safety of children is an “afterthought” of NHS reforms, paediatricians have warned. Many say they are not adequately trained and resources are “spread too thinly.”
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HSJ Local
Children's A&E opens at Basildon
STRUCTURE: A purpose-built children’s A&E department has opened at Basildon University Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Hospital in children's heart care row 'delaying' urgent improvements
STRUCTURE: A leading hospital has been accused of risking delays to much-needed improvements in children’s heart care across England by taking “premature” legal action and “putting a spanner in the works”.
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HSJ Local
Virgin and Serco on shortlist for Devon children's services
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Healthcare, Serco and Devon Partnership Trust have been shortlisted as potential providers of integrated children’s services in Devon.
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NewsWide variations in children's care across England
NHS care for children varies starkly depending on where families live, a new report suggests.
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CommentMedia Watch: former trust boss Heatly neatly defends position
Health policy in the news this week.
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HSJ Local
Boiler upgrade cash for Sussex Community Trust
FINANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment, including a boiler upgrade, and the relocation of children’s services.
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HSJ Local
Teen pregnancy rate falls by quarter in Brighton
PERFORMANCE: Targeted initiatives have helped reduce the rate of under 18s becoming pregnant by more than a quarter in Brighton, according to the local council.
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HSJ Local
HV shortage leads to 'red' risk rating for Derbyshire FT
PERFORMANCE: Shortages of key staff constitute a “red-rated” operational risk, the board of Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has heard.
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NewsPaediatricians become latest college to reject bill
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has become the latest professional organisation to call on the government to withdraw the Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsPaediatricians urge scrapping of Health Bill
More than 150 paediatricians are calling on the government to scrap its controversial Health Bill, saying it will have an “extremely damaging effect” on the health of children.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy reconfiguration remains a difficult balance between commissioners and providers
The judicial process that saw a public consultation on children’s congenital heart services quashed following the Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust’s legal challenge has lessons for future NHS consultations, says David Mason.
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NewsTrust backtracks on umbilical blood collections
A foundation trust has seemingly backtracked on a scheme to offer mothers a private facility to collect blood from their baby’s umbilical cord.