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Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy: information for healthcare professionals
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - The guidance covers the most up-to-date advice on how coronavirus affects pregnant women and their unborn babies, how labour and birth should be managed in women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus, as well as information on neonatal care and infant feeding. It has been jointly published with the Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland. It may be updatedif or when new information becomes available.GuidancePress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Source Type: blogs

State of child health in the UK
This report shows that for many measures of children ’s health and wellbeing, progress has stalled, or is in reverse – something rarely seen in high income countries. The authors highlight that, even where there have been notable improvements in children’s health, the UK is often lagging far behind other countries. For example, although there ha s been a fall in the number of emergency asthma admission rates across all four nations, the UK still has one of the highest mortality rates in Europe for children and young people with asthma.ReportRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - news (Source: Health Manageme...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities NHS measurement and performance Source Type: blogs

What's new in midwifery - 18th December 2019
Some recent things you might want to know about...Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity (MBRRACE-UK)Saving lives, improving mothers ’ care: lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2015-17Read more, and link to the report, on the HQIP site. Fetal and neonatal haemochromatosisNHS EnglandClinical commissioning policy: Maternal intravenous immunoglobulin for the prevention of allo-immune fetal and neonatal haemochromatosisGlobal healthUSAID ' s Maternal and Child Survival Program is endingHypertension in pregnancyClini...
Source: Browsing - December 18, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs

National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP): 2019 annual report on 2018 data
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - This is the sixteenth annual PICANet clinical audit report summarising paediatric critical care that took place in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) between 2016 and 2018. PICANet continues to provide key information to monitor the quality of care and clinical outcomes in relation to agreed standards, and inform national policy in paediatric critical care.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs

RCPCH prevention vision for child health
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) - In advance of the Department of Health and Social Care's prevention green paper, this strategy paper from the RCPCH sets out their proposals for how to transform the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the UK. It states that he amount of free sugar in baby food should be reduced and the government should place a “moratorium” on public health funding cuts.Strategy paperPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 26, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

State of child health: England - two years on
This report congratulates the Government on its commitment to child health, commending them on bold pledges in areas such as obesity, mental health and the integration of children ’s health services. However, the scorecard also reveals that England continues to lag behind other Western European countries on a range of child health outcomes and notes areas for improvement, particularly in universal public health provision, including: reducing child poverty and inequality; ch ild deaths; tobacco and alcohol control and breastfeeding.ReportRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - press release (Source: Health Managem...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 23, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Integrated care Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Mental Health Source Type: blogs

Workforce briefing - winter 2018
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health -This briefing reveals that patient demand is strongly outstripping the supply of doctors as the usual seasonal increase combined with a rise in children ’s emergency admissions is placing unprecedented demand on services. It highlights some of the key findings from the College's Workforce census 2017 and provides recommendations for the future of the paediatric and child health workforce.BriefingRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 21, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS measurement and performance Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Child health in 2030 in England: comparisons with other wealthy countries
This report uses long term historical data on key children and young people (CYP) health outcomes and various projection modelling methods to estimate CYP outcomes in 2030 in England compared with other wealthy European and western countries. The accompanying recommendations report calls for NHS England to develop a Children and Young People ’s Health Strategy for England, to be delivered by a funded transformation programme led by a dedicated programme board. ReportRecommendationsPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 15, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs

State of child health: one year on
This report warns that the current fragmented approach to child health poses risks to the long-term health of the nation. Whilst the report acknowledges progress in some areas, such as the digital child health strategy and the implementation of the sugar tax, it argues that there has been a lack of improvement in several fundamental areas. It highlights the public health cuts as a particular area for concern and argues that the cuts are disproportionately affecting children's services.ReportMore informationPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 23, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities NHS finances and productivity NHS measurement and performance Source Type: blogs

Position statement on children and young peoples' mental health
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) - This intercollegiate statement, produced in conjunction with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, outlines five principles to improve the care and support of children and young people (CYP) with mental health problems. The guidance highlights the need for a shared vision for CYP mental health across all professions and agencies.GuidancePress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 21, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Source Type: blogs

Paediatric rota gaps and vacancies 2017
This report outlines the findings of an annual survey of clinical directors and workforce leads for paediatric services. It finds that almost one in five of paediatric trainee positions are currently vacant even though trainees themselves report high levels of enthusiasm for the speciality. This year's survey focused on the impact of the 2016 junior doctors' contract and 67 per cent of respondents report that the contract is having a negative impact on recruitment and retention.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

State of child health: Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) - Following analysis of STPs, this report argues that the plans are failing to take into account the needs of infants, child and young people. It finds that while most STPs set out the case for change well and cover important key themes such as prevention, early intervention, more care delivered in the community, better mental health services and integrated working, there is a lack of detail underpinning the vision. It concludes that the lack of profile given to infants, children and young people (who comprise 25 per cent of the UK population) by the majority of S...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 16, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Changing configuration of health services Integrated care Source Type: blogs

State of child health - short report series: the paediatric workforce
This report sets out key findings from the biennial paediatric workforce census. It reveals that in the year to September 2015, shortages of nurses and/or doctors led to periods of closure to new admissions by 31 per cent of paediatric inpatient units and 41 per cent of neonatal units across the UK. It also highlights vacancies at both consultant and trainee levels, the low number of academic consultants and the fact that GPs and Practice Nurses have limited training in child health. It makes recommendations for immediate action on a number of fronts to address workforce pressures.ReportRelated documentsRoyal College of Pa...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 27, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

State of child health report 2017
This report brings together data on a comprehensive list of 25 measures of the health of UK children, ranging from specific conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, risk factors for poor health such as obesity and a low rate of breastfeeding, to child deaths. The data provide an “across the board” snapshot of child health and wellbeing in the UK. It finds that nearly one in five children in the UK is living in poverty and inequality is blighting their lives, with those from the most deprived backgrounds experiencing much worse health compared with the most affluent.ReportRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities NHS measurement and performance Source Type: blogs