Healthcare

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Child sexual exploitation ‘Superhero’ campaign

An innovative campaign has been launched to raise awareness among healthcare professionals about child sexual exploitation (CSE). The ‘CSE Superhero...
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New draft NICE guideline on improving response to child abuse

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a new draft guideline on child abuse and neglect. It outlines how social wor...
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GPs need better training to help children affected by domestic violence

A new study has found that although health professionals are becoming more aware of patients who may be experiencing domestic violence, the needs of c...
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Concerns over treatment of children under the Prevent strategy

The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on the Government to repeal the Prevent strategy as it says it violates human rights and causes serious...
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School nurse role threatened by increase in paperwork

The Children’s Commissioner for England has found that school nurses now spend twice as much time on paperwork than direct work with children – po...