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Puberty blockers: UK bans drugs indefinitely after safety advice

The UK government has announced an indefinite ban on the use of puberty blockers for treating under 18s […]

December 13, 2024 Paediatrics

Hundred governments commit to ending violence against children

Over 100 governments at a United Nations event in Colombia have committed to ending violence against children, including […]

November 8, 2024 Paediatrics

Delayed care for children risks lifelong consequences, CQC warns

A lack of timely access to care and inequalities in access persist across health and care services in […]

October 26, 2024 Paediatrics

Child protection medicals must be carried out only by doctors, not PAs, say safeguarding experts

Physician associates (PAs) should not be carrying out medical examinations of children who have reported abuse or who […]

October 5, 2024 Paediatrics

Gender healthcare: Six new services for children and teenagers to open in England by 2026

Up to six new regional centres will open in England by 2026, in addition to the two opened […]

August 9, 2024 Paediatrics

Ban on puberty blockers is lawful, rules High Court judge

Emergency legislation banning the supply of puberty blockers in England, Scotland, and Wales to under 18s is lawful, […]

July 31, 2024 Paediatrics

Consultant tells court that fear of reprisal from management stopped him reporting Letby to police

A consultant paediatrician has told a court that he discovered the nurse Lucy Letby doing nothing to intervene […]

June 24, 2024 Paediatrics

Co-sleeping was a factor in quarter of Scotland’s infant deaths in 2023

A warning has been issued to adults about the dangers of sleeping alongside newborn babies, after a quarter […]

January 29, 2024 Paediatrics

Coroner alerts health secretary to another case where second opinion could have prevented child’s death

The senior coroner who presided over Martha Mills’s inquest1 has alerted the health and social care secretary for […]

September 26, 2023 Paediatrics

Neuroscience or stealth marketing? Experts alarmed at free Barbies for primary schools to teach social skills

The toy company Mattel has been criticised for “stealth marketing” after giving away free Barbie and Ken dolls […]

July 21, 2023 Paediatrics

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