Health and Social Care
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NICE guidance on harmful sexual behaviour
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on how to deal with children and young people who display harmful ...
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Review of children’s residential care
Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of children’s residential care in England has been published by the Department for Education. It looks at th...
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5,702 new cases of FGM in 2015/16
Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre have revealed that there were 5,702 new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in England...
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CQC find health services fail to protect children
The Care Quality Commission has said there are serious shortcomings in the ability of local areas to identify those at risk of harm in a review of how...
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e-learning for healthcare staff to protect children from sexual exploitation
Children’s Society and the Department of Health have launched an e-learning package to help staff in healthcare settings spot signs of child sexual ...
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Looked-after children turned away by mental health services
An Education Committee report on the mental health and well-being of looked-after children has highlighted the failure of local authorities and health...
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e-Learning on the Accessible Information Standard
A new e-learning resource has been produced by e-Learning for Healthcare around the Accessible Information Standard – the framework for enabling pat...
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National Deaf Children’s Society calls for review after abuse allegations
The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has called for a government review into the way the most vulnerable children and young people are cared ...
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