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NICE rejects call to revise traffic light system for febrile children
NICE has rejected the recommendations of a major validation study criticising its traffic light system for missing too many bacterial infections in febrile children in the latest update to its guidance published today.
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Rotavirus vaccination programme for babies 'to begin in July'
Exclusive: Health visitors have been told that the rotavirus vaccination programme is likely to begin two months earlier than planned with babies being immunised from July, Pulse has learnt.
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GPs in talks over second MMR session to control measles outbreak
Exclusive: GP practices in South Wales have been put ‘under enormous strain’ and are now set for a second round of immunisations to help control the ongoing measles outbreak in the region, say LMC leaders.
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GPs told to identify conduct disorders in children by NICE
GPs should look for possible conduct disorders in children and young people, particularly in those with mental health and neurodevelopmental problems, NICE advises.
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GPs forced to attend unnecessary child safeguarding training
Exclusive: GPs are being coerced into undergoing hours of unnecessary child safeguarding training by NHS managers who are falsely claiming they do not have the GMC-required competence level, Pulse can reveal.
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NICE child fever guidelines miss serious infections, BMJ study finds
The NICE ‘traffic light’ system for detecting serious bacterial infections in young febrile children misses too many infections, particularly UTIs, say the authors of a new study published in the BMJ.
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'Systematic failure' has led to steep rise in paediatric emergency admissions, study finds
A ‘systematic failure’ by GPs and hospitals has led to a 20% increase in children under five being admitted to hospital for conditions that should be managed in the community over a decade, researchers have claimed.
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More than half of eligible pregnant women receive whooping cough vaccine
More than half of pregnant women with a due date in December received a whooping cough vaccination and cases of the illness are beginning to fall, show official figures.
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Rising birth rate 'will put pressure on GPs'
GP practices face heavier workloads from new mothers and babies as birth rates continue to rise, a report from Royal College of Midwives has warned.
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‘Steep’ rise in GP reporting of child maltreatment
GPs are increasingly reporting maltreatment-related concerns in children, according to UK researchers.
