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The Importance of Immunisation for Children by Jill Beswick and Sharon White

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Childhood vaccination provides vital protection to children and young people, and results in indirect protection to those around them, including infants, older people, and those in clinical risk groups. By delivering a quality vaccination service to children, public health nurses …

Managing minor illness and reducing accidents and reducing hospital attendance/admissions by Wendy Nicholson and Pauline Watts

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Every year, one million children under the age of 18 are taken to accident and emergency (A&E) units after being involved in accidents in the home. Many more are treated at home or by their GP. Many of the accidents …

Increasing awareness and understanding of children’s bladder and bowel health is vital to effective management- Brenda Cheer

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Nearly a million children and young people suffer with continence problems in the UK, yet it is an issue which rarely receives attention, in large part due to the associated stigma and the feeling many young people and families have …

Playing Out: a public health perspective

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Play England http://www.playengland.org.uk/ and partners – Playing Out http://playingout.net/ and London Play http://www.londonplay.org.uk/ – have embarked on a ground breaking new project http://www.playengland.org.uk/streetplay  funded by the Department of Health to reactivate street play in communities up and down the country. …

Healthy Homerton – Linda Hindle’s visit with Allied Health Professionals at Homerton Hospital

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I recently had the pleasure of visiting allied health professional staff at Homerton hospital in London; I spoke to them about their role as health promoting practitioners; specifically with children and young people. I was bombarded with examples of how …