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Updated guidance on valproate use in women and girls of childbearing years is published

14 December 2020

This guidance, updated in December 2020 and endorsed by �鶹��ý, has been produced to inform all healthcare professionals of best practice around the use and prescribing of valproate. It supports them to navigate situations that could arise as a result of prescribing valproate to women during childbea...

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Submission to the United Nations on children's rights

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN Committee) will be assessing how well the UK is implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 2022. As part of the process, �鶹��ý members, children and young people have supported the submission sharing ar...

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�鶹��ý responds to GMC report on medical education

27 November 2020

We respond to 'The state of medical education and practice in the UK', the flagship annual report from the General Medical Council (GMC).

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Young people win a national award for epilepsy quality improvement

27 November 2020

The Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates have been selected as joint winners in the HQIP Audit Heroes Awards 2020 in the Volunteer of the Year Category, recognising their hard work to support improvements in epilepsy care.

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National Neonatal Audit Programme virtual update event 2020 - resources

On 12 November 2020, the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) hosted its inaugural virtual update event as a live webinar. You can access resources from the event on this page.

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�鶹��ý responds to EHRC report on children's rights

20 November 2020

�鶹��ý President Professor Russell Viner responds to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report, Children's Rights in Great Britain, published on World Children's Day.

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Your baby's care: Measuring standards and improving neonatal care - NNAP parent and carer guide

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) assesses whether babies in UK neonatal units have had the recommended health checks to reduce their risk of complications and how well they are doing after this care. This is our parent and carer guide to the latest summary report from the NNAP.

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UK CMOs, Academy and GMC issue joint statement to support doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave

11 November 2020

The Chief Medical Officers of all four UK nations, NHS England and NHS Improvement, General Medical Council and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have today issued a statement to recognise that the peak of pressure from coronavirus infections will again require temporary changes to practice, and not...

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�鶹��ý responds to new Ofsted reports regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children

10 November 2020

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) has published the latest in a series of reports on the impact of the pandemic on children. The reports are based on their observations made during inspections of schools, early years settings and children's services durin...

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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...

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