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�鶹��ý President issues warning to MPs about the harmful effects of energy drinks

12 June 2018

Today Professor Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, gave evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on the impact of energy drinks on children and young people. Professor Viner warned MPs that the caffeine and sugar content in energy ...

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New app launches to support parents

12 June 2018

Baby charity The Lullaby Trust has developed Baby Check, a free app that helps parents test their baby for different signs of illness and determine how unwell they are.

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More expertise needed to safeguard children’s urgent and emergency care services, say doctors

4 June 2018

New standards for emergency care settings highlight the need to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services.

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Healthcare professional bodies publish full response to hyponatremia inquiry report

31 May 2018

The membership bodies representing paediatricians, surgeons, anaesthetists and pathologists, have today published a joint response to Justice O’Hara’s report on hyponatremia related deaths in Northern Ireland.

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�鶹��ý responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on child obesity

29 May 2018

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says �鶹��ý's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

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The history of �鶹��ý Golf Day

25 May 2018

Golf was played on the Friday afternoon when the “weather was sunny and all that could be desired” at the Royal County Down Golf Club... A fascinating insight into the history of �鶹��ý Golf Day and the Ulster Cup.

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�鶹��ý responds to PHE assessment of the government's sugar reduction programme

22 May 2018

Today, Public Health England (PHE) have released the first assessment of the government’s sugar reduction programme. This report analyses the progress that has been made by the food industry in reducing the amount of sugar consumed by children through everyday foods.

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APPG obesity report finds 88% of obese stigmatised

15 May 2018

�鶹��ý President says 'prevention is much simpler than cure' and calls on government to prevent obese children becoming obese adults with a string of bold measures.

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Simulation and technology enhanced learning (TEL) - resources and scenarios

Simulation and TEL have an increasingly important role in paediatric training, and can help ensure improved patient and family experience, safety and outcomes.

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School referrals for mental health treatment rise by a third

11 May 2018

�鶹��ý's Dr Max Davie responds to new figures from the NSPCC which reveal the number of referrals by schools seeking mental health treatment for pupils has risen by over a third in the last three years.