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Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’

Medics say the flu virus can cause very serious infections with lifelong implications for children, and especially infants.

Evening Standard

One demographic urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’

Leading medical bodies representing more than 90,000 health professionals have issued an urgent plea

The Independent UK

Top doctors’ plea to parents to protect children from flu

It comes as flu season has hit early this year.

The Independent UK

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Leading doctors issue warning amid ‘bad’ flu season

This advice comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirms this year’s flu vaccine provides "strong protection"

The Independent UK

Two in five child A&E attendances are non-urgent

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The Independent UK

NHS slammed for treating children who need A&E care as ‘second-rate citizens’

Many emergency departments lack the infrastructure to meet the growing needs of child patients, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said

The Independent UK

Children seeking A&E care are being let down, top doctor warns

Leading children’s doctors have called for improvements to children’s emergency care.

The Independent UK

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Warning as children face ‘catastrophic’ waits for care

There has been a rise in the number of children waiting to see a specialist doctor in the community.

The Independent UK

The convictions of Lucy Letby: should they be overturned?

When the former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, a 1980s research paper was key to the prosecution’s case. But the author of the paper himself believes there has been a miscarriage of justice – and so too do other doctors

The Guardian - UK

Hospitals running with 20 per cent fewer children’s doctors than they need, new figures reveal

Exclusive: 41 per cent of children are not being seen by the NHS’s 18-week target according to the latest data

The Independent UK

Hospital managers ‘disbelieving’ of doctors’ concerns over Letby, inquiry hears

An independent probe was ordered by the health trust in response to the allegations.

Evening Standard

Rumours spread that Lucy Letby rejected advances of consultant, inquiry hears

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that ‘lots of rumours’ were going around after the nurse was removed from the neonatal unit in July 2016.

Evening Standard

Ban smacking in England now, says children’s commissioner

Rachel de Souza makes strongest intervention yet as three relatives go on trial for murder of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old who allegedly suffered two years of abuse by her father

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby felt ‘scapegoated’ over baby tragedies as junior doctors nicknamed her ‘nurse death’, inquiry hears

The serial killer was also described as ‘an elephant in the room’ for paediatricians concerned over the correlation of deaths at Countess of Chester Hospital

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The Guardian - UK

A superbug, doctor shortages and a neonatal unit ‘out of its depth’: failures at Lucy Letby hospital revealed

As the Thirwall hearings approach, the Guardian has discovered concerns were repeatedly raised about alarming shortcomings at Countess of Chester

The Guardian - UK

Smacking a child is just an act of violence. Why do England and Northern Ireland still allow it?

It is perverse that adults are legally protected from violence, yet striking a child can be defended. Calls for a ban are getting louder, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

Death of London toddler 14 months after swallowing plastic googly eye prompts coroner's warning

‘Loving little boy’ Kazarie Dwaah-Lyder died in hospital after suffering a tear to his oesophagus

Evening Standard

Senior doctors warn measles outbreak could be 'disastrous' for NHS as London cases rise

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warns doctors to look out for symptoms of disease in new guidance

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Children at ‘existential risk’ from climate crisis, UK’s top paediatrician says

Exclusive: Physical and mental impact on young people needs immediate action, Dr Camilla Kingdon says

The Independent UK

Health Secretary vows to tackle marketing of vapes ‘like sweets’ to children

The Government has launched an eight-week consultation on how the products can be made less attractive to children.

The Independent UK

When was Lucy Letby arrested? Key dates in the investigation of baby-killing nurse

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

The Guardian - UK

Lessons the NHS needs to learn after Lucy Letby case

Public inquiry that is now almost inevitable will need to examine failings of people and processes – and result in meaningful changes

The Independent UK

When was Lucy Letby arrested? Key dates in the investigation of baby-killing nurse

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Evening Standard

Full timeline of Lucy Letby’s murder campaign as police widen investigation into her hospital

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK

When was Lucy Letby arrested? Key dates in the investigation of baby-killing nurse

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

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