All Children's services articles – Page 43

  • News

    Child diabetes figure 'higher than expected'

    2009-04-06T11:23:00Z

    A national survey has found that almost 23,000 children and young people in England have diabetes.

  • A lack of engagement with clinicians, added to staff vacancies and poor relationships with University Hospitals Birmingham foundation trust staff, resulted in “less than optimal care” for child patients.
    News

    Serious potential risks left unresolved at children's hospital

    2009-04-02T11:58:00Z

    Serious concerns about clinical care at a children’s hospital were not acted upon due to a lack of communication and joint working among senior managers, regulators have revealed.

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    Community

    Sex game

    2009-04-02T00:00:00Z

    The crazy ideas primary care trusts come up with to cut sexually transmitted infections among teenagers seemingly know no limits

  • Generic teen pregnancy
    HSJ Knowledge

    Teenage pregnancy: mothers tide

    2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

    A 10 year strategy has seen a reversal of the once surging rate of teenage pregnancy in many areas - but in others the numbers of teens choosing to have a baby remain alarming

  • Comment

    Angela Greatley on children's mental health

    2009-02-13T08:00:00Z

    Youth crime has rarely been out of the news headlines over the past year. Knife crimes, and particularly the tragic deaths of young people, have been very prominent and have led to a growing culture of disproportionate distrust and fear of teenagers.