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�鶹��ý responds to HSSIB’s recommendations for safer mental health environments on paediatric wards

24 May 2024

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published an independent report calling for improvements and changes in the design of paediatric wards to ensure they provide a safe and therapeutic environment for children and young people with mental health needs.

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�鶹��ý responds to rise in whooping cough cases

22 May 2024

Data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in March.

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�鶹��ý responds to NHS latest measures to improve working conditions for doctors

29 April 2024

NHS England has pledged to enhance choice and flexibility with rotas, while reducing payroll errors and the financial burden of course fees.

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�鶹��ý responds to publication of the final report from the Cass Review

10 April 2024

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Dr Hilary Cass published the final recommendations in her role as Chair of the independent review, now more often known as ‘The Cass Review’.

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�鶹��ý responds to disturbing poverty statistics in Northern Ireland

28 March 2024

On 27 March, the Northern Ireland Executive published two reports which paint a stark picture for children in Northern Ireland.

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�鶹��ý statement on Sudan - March 2024

22 March 2024

�鶹��ý has issued the following statement following the violence and conflict in Sudan.

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�鶹��ý responds to CQC report ‘The Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2022/2023’

22 March 2024

The Care and Quality Commission (CQC) has published their annual report which looks at how healthcare providers use the Mental Health Act (MHA) in the treatment of people with mental health needs.

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Paediatricians publish ‘Worried and Waiting: A Review of Paediatric Waiting Times in Scotland’

21 March 2024

Paediatricians in Scotland are calling for urgent and bold action to improve waiting times after a new report shows increasing demand and long waits for children and young people.

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Over 2,000 paediatricians and healthcare professionals call on Government to introduce game-changing vaccine

20 March 2024

2,004 healthcare professionals have signed an open letter urging the government to implement an immunisation programme for a common but sometimes fatal respiratory virus ahead of next Winter.

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�鶹��ý Ireland responds to Child Poverty in Northern Ireland report

13 March 2024

The Northern Ireland Audit Office has published a report on child poverty in the nation.