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Social care online questionnaires for children’s homes, fostering services, adoption agencies and residential family centres are open.
Children’s Minister Edward Timpson addresses the NSPCC’s 'How safe are our children?' conference.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Includes: TB strategy; fluoride monitoring report; scarlet fever rise; child health profiles; diabetic blindness drop; new MenB vaccine; world's first CCHF vaccine.
Scarlet fever has significantly increased across England, with a total of 3,548 new cases since September 2013.
JCVI recommendation to introduce new MenB vaccine if available at a low price will protect young babies and children.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer John Watson welcomes JCVI’s recommendation for a new meningococcal B (MenB) immunisation programme.
Department of Health will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme.
The Department for Education is asking the education and children’s sector to help set research priorities.
The government launches measures to help schools deliver free school lunches to all infant children.
PHE has published a paper examining the evidence linking obesity and disability in children and young people.
New figures published today by Public Health England show 24 cases of confirmed measles were reported during the final quarter of 2013.
Planned guidance to help social workers understand the reformed adoption system published for consultation.
New research from Start4Life highlights that mothers-to-be are looking for answers by revealing their top 20 questions.
Consultation published on draft regulations for new techniques to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial disease
Education Secretary Michael Gove gives the government's response to Sir Martin Narey's report on training for children's social workers.
Sir Martin Narey publishes his report, 'Making the education of social workers consistently effective'.
This online resource will improve the consistency of training for clinicians while illustrating best practice.
Letter from Michael Gove appointing Colin Hilton as the chair of the Doncaster Children’s Services Trust Board
Minister Edward Timpson writes to the Coventry board about their 'Deeper analysis report' of the failures that led to Daniel Pelka's death.
Ofsted calls for local authorities, local safeguarding children boards and DfE to work together to better understand private fostering.
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