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Â鶹´«Ã½ welcomes plan for re-opening schools in Wales
9 July 2020
We respond to plans from the Welsh government to re-open schools in September.
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UK government adopts Â鶹´«Ã½ guidance on children and shielding
6 July 2020
Our guidance on shielding for children and young people with regard to COVID-19 has been formally adopted by the UK government.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ comments on Government's guidance for reopening of schools
2 July 2020
The Government today released guidance for the full reopening of schools in England. Professor Russell Viner, President of the Â鶹´«Ã½, comments.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ responds to calls for a 'review of readiness' for second COVID-19 wave
24 June 2020
Today, health leaders called for a review of lessons learned during the first phase of the pandemic. We've set out an additional call for a rapid review into the experiences of children and young people during the first wave, so that they can be protected from the harshest mitigation measures if we ...
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Tides of change - How do we make the new normal better than the old one?
22 June 2020
In this blog, Dr Nicola Jay, Officer for Workforce Planning and Health Services, reflects on the long road to recovery ahead, recognising that equality has to be at the core of our work going forward.
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1,500* paediatricians sign open letter to Prime Minister urging Government to make reopening of schools a priority
17 June 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ publishes an open letter from members about the importance of a plan to reopen schools.
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NHS number as a single unique identifier for children – position statement
Research, including our State of Child Health, has demonstrated that there is a link between children’s health, education and social outcomes. However, data collected on children is not routinely shared between these different agencies.
Having a single unique identifier (SUI) for children will a...
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Â鶹´«Ã½ releases guidance for clinicians on shielding children and young people
10 June 2020
This updated Â鶹´«Ã½ advice for clinicians is provided to help members in their discussions with children and young people who are shielding across the UK and their families.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ supports RCUK statement on resuscitation and PPE
22 May 2020
We respond to RCUK position on resuscitation and PPE.
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RECOVERY trial to begin enrolling children and infants
7 May 2020
The national clinical trial to identify treatments that may be beneficial for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will begin recruiting children and infants in May 2020.