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Leading children's charities unite to raise concerns over threat to child mortality data, UK
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, alongside leading charities including the NSPCC, NCB and the Lullaby Trust are voicing their concerns at the possibility that key data on child mortality may no longer be published. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) consultation on statistical products closes on October 31st, and includes proposals to stop publishing data including the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, unexplained infant deaths and deaths from injuries and suicide... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

New national action plans set to improve chances for children with severe allergic reactions, UK
New national Allergy Action Plans have been developed by doctors in an effort to protect children at risk of life-threatening allergic reactions. The plans, released by the Paediatric Allergy Group of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and endorsed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), allow health professionals to provide clear instructions on the first aid management of potentially life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Free vitamins for all under-fives advised by chief medical officer
Dame Sally Davies says rise in rickets points to need for vitamin handouts to curb illnesses linked to vitamin D deficiencyAll under-fives may be offered free vitamins on the NHS in an effort to curb the rising tide of illness, such as rickets, linked to them getting too little vitamin D.Dame Sally Davies, the government's chief medical officer, wants ministers to consider extending the offer from low-income families to all children under the age of five.She has asked the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to investigate whether giving all children in that age group vitamins A, C and D, in the form of ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 23, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Nutrition The Guardian Children News Health Society The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) UK news NHS Public finance Poverty Science Source Type: news

Two thirds of children who die have a chronic condition, reveals UK's largest study of child mortality
Efforts to prevent deaths in children must focus on improving the quality of care for children with chronic conditions and their families - that's according to a major new study into child mortality launched by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). The study is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and it is part of the Clinical Outcome Review Programme: Child Health Reviews - UK (CHR-UK) project. It uses death registration data for UK children between January 1980 and December 2010... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

National audit of neonatal care reveals more positive experiences, but variations remain in key health outcomes for newborns, UK
More than three quarters (79%) of the parents of babies in neonatal units are seen by senior healthcare professionals within 24 hours of admission and the majority of parents report positive experiences, but there is room for improvement in areas such as breastfeeding rates and levels of hypothermia in newborns, according to the 6th Annual National Neonatal Audit Programme 2012 (NNAP). The report is published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Shortage Of Consultants And Too Many Units, Reveals Latest Census Of Children's Doctors, UK
There are too few paediatric consultants across the UK and too many general units to deliver the best possible healthcare for children, according to the latest workforce census conducted by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). The RCPCH is warning that unless a radically different model of care is developed, there will be serious safety risks to children and the system will be unable to meet demand. Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "The problem is three-fold... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

'Recognition And Response In Child Protection' Course To Be Offered To Specialist Paediatric Dentists, UK
A child protection course highly regarded by paediatricians and A&E doctors is to be offered to specialist paediatric dentists in order to help them identify children at risk of abuse. The nationally recognised Safeguarding Children: Recognition and Response in Child Protection (CPRR) course, run jointly by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and the NSPCC, will be expanded to include a 'dental stream'... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news

Health claims about vitamin D examined
Rarely a month goes by without the papers reporting at least one health news story related to vitamin D. In recent weeks the media has reported that vitamin D can help relieve the symptoms of asthma and lower blood pressure. There have been long-standing claims that vitamin D brings a wide range of benefits, from preventing cancer risk to improving mental health, or even reducing your risk of getting multiple sclerosis. But is there good evidence to back up the claims? And do you need to change your diet or take vitamin D supplements to reduce your risk of disease? What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a group of related m...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medical practice QA articles Special reports Source Type: news

Report finds children's units lack 24/7 care
The Mail Online website warns that children’s hospital services are “not providing 24/7 care”, while The Guardian argues that “child services are spread too thinly”. The Independent makes the point that “Children [are] at risk until NHS units close”. All three statements have been prompted by a review of children’s hospital services carried out by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Two years ago the RCPCH published 10 care standards that hospitals should comply with to ensure best quality care for children admitted to hospital. The current review was carried out to see how well paed...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Pregnancy/child QA articles Source Type: news

Children's lives are being put at risk by a 'chronic shortage' of hospital doctors at weekends
Fewer than 10 per cent of children's units have a senior consultant during the busiest periods at the weekends, a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report has found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Royal 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. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Introducing Medicines for children website
WellChild, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) have launched the Medicines for Children website today. This site contains information &nb (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - December 12, 2011 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news