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Education Secretary Michael Gove today established a new independent panel to help ensure that lessons are learned when a child dies or is seriously harmed and there are signs of abuse or neglect.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Professor David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health, describes the MMR catch-up vaccination programme in England.
Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, speaks to social workers about the importance of their work and child protection reforms.
Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced the appointment of a children's chief social worker and new training for top graduates.
The government has today unveiled a new package of support to help local authorities attract and retain more foster carers from a wider range of backgrounds.
A PHE trend analysis report has shown that children from deprived areas are almost twice as likely to be obese than those in affluent areas.
Edward Timpson, Children’s Minister, announces new funding to support foster carer recruitment and evidence-based interventions.
April 2013 newsletter for immunisation practitioners, with the latest developments in vaccines, and vaccination policies and procedures.
The department proposes changes to the law to allow local authorities to delegate work for looked-after children to external organisations.
Figures published by Public Health England (PHE) today show that confirmed cases of whooping cough in England have continued to decrease in 2013 with 434 cases reported in March.
DH, PHE and NHS England announce vaccination programmes to protect against flu, shingles and rotavirus, and updates to the meningitis C vaccination schedule.
The Local Government Association and PHE have produced a guide for local councillors about the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
A new guide for adopters to easily identify the support they can access.
This conference brings together nurses and midwives to discuss the professions' contributions to improving health.
Public health professionals can now access local authority child health profiles from their smartphone or tablet.
Plans to ensure that good is the only acceptable standard of education and care provided by nurseries, pre-schools and childminders
School nurses will play a bigger and more important role in improving the health of children and young people.
Ofsted announce plans to inspect local authority child protection and services for children who are looked after under single framework.
Experts at the North East Public Health England (PHE) Centre are continuing to work closely with NHS and local authority colleagues in response to the on-going measles outbreak in the North East, first reported in January.
The extension of the Family Nurse Partnership will give more young and disadvantaged mothers one to one support to bring up their babies.
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