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London mayor announces plans to ban junk food ads on Transport for London
10 May 2018
We congratulate the Mayor of London on his bold move and urge others to follow suit.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ responds to new child mortality study
3 May 2018
English under 5's are one and half times more likely to die than those living in Sweden. Â鶹´«Ã½ responds to new paper published in Lancet.
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Service evaluation - NHS 111
The NHS 111 project aims to evaluate urgent and emergency care services and provide system-wide learning for commissioners and providers to deliver better care for children and young people.
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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission
We are accepting data submissions for the 2026–27 audit year on the NPDA platform. We encourage all units to submit data on a quarterly basis throughout the audit year.
The data submission deadlines for each quarter are listed on this page. You can also download the 2026–27 dataset and CSV submis...
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Course development: Ideas and participation on quality assurance
We are always working on exciting initiatives to support paediatric career progression and improve care and services. We welcome your ideas for courses, webinars and eLearnings as well as participation on quality assurance.
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Body mass index (BMI) chart
The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.
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Workforce census 2015 (published 2017)
This was the ninth biennial census produced by the Â鶹´«Ã½ since 1999. It provided a snapshot of how trained and trainee paediatricians were working on 30 September 2015, and the structure of child health services in the UK.
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Using NNAP data in peer review visits - a case study for NNAP
The following case study from Yorkshire and Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (ODN) was included in the 2016 annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying, and undertaking, local quality improvement activities.
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Increasing data completeness for two year follow up data - a case study for NNAP
The following case study was included in the 2016 National Neonatal Audit Programme annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying and undertaking local quality improvement activities. It is presented by Dr Kate Palmer, Consultant Ne...
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Using results from the NNAP annual report to drive improvements in the rates of breast feeding at discharge from neonatal care - a case study for NNAP
The following case study was included in the 2016 National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying and undertaking local quality improvement activities.