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E-Bug - increasing young people’s understanding of prudent antibiotic use by Beverley Hoekstra

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It is difficult to imagine a world where common infections could kill otherwise healthy people. But less than 100 years ago, this world was a reality. Since Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928, there have been remarkable improvements in the …

Keeping mum and baby well – partnership working between midwives and health visitors - Health Education East of England Health Visitor Programme Team

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Finding out you are expecting a baby can elicit a wide range of emotions from joy and happiness to shock and devastation. Every woman will have a unique tale to tell about her pregnancy and subsequent birth, which has been …

The Highfield Unit, Oxford: excellence in care for young people with mental health disorders by Jean Christensen

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I was recently privileged to visit the Highfield Unit in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which has been open for two years. It provides the highest standard of care for young people from 11-18 years who are acutely ill with …

Music Therapy for children and young people – promoting wellbeing and improving life changes in early development by Stephen Sandford

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 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are pretty unique in that they provide a whole range of music therapy  for children and young people in a whole range of settings, including the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, the child development services …