New report tackling children’s oral health inequalities in England
CHORAL Oral Health Theme Lead Prof Peter Day, along with project team and collaborators across the N8 have produced a report update highlighting recommendations to tackle the children’s oral health inequalities in England through integrated health and education solutions. To find out more, visit Improving children’s oral health with and through educational settings – N8 […]
Exciting Opportunity – Professor of Child Health (non-medical)
Lead world-class research and shape the future of child outcomes. We are seeking a senior clinician with extensive research/academic experience to join the University of Leeds as Professor of Child Health, to support the growth and delivery of our ambitious Child Health Outcomes Research at Leeds (CHORAL) programme. You will be an established children’s health care […]
Leeds Children’s Research Forum, Research Showcase …… time to book your ticket!
Wednesday 12th November, 4-6pm, Worsley Building (8.43X), University of Leeds Our next children’s research forum event is our in person research showcase. We’ve had some great abstracts submitted and we are currently finalising the programme. This is a great opportunity to hear about some of the brilliant work happening in children’s research and meet/catch up with […]
Lancet paper published showing major inequalities in PICU outcomes using PICANet data
The report, published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, looked at 14 years of UK-wide data between 2008 and 2021, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, on more than 160,000 critically ill children aged 15 and younger. Click here to read the Lancet article. There is also a feature in the Guardian.
Charities donate over £300k to fund leading-edge research at Leeds Children’s neuromuscular service
The Neuromuscular Service at Leeds Children’s Hospital has received major funding to support pioneering research into treatments for neuromuscular conditions. The charities Duchenne UK and Leeds Hospital Charity have joined together to fund two roles at the service for five years. They are jointly donating over £300,000 to the service because of its track-record as […]
Launch of toothPASTE, new on-line resource
toothPASTE is a free, online resource developed with parents and professionals to support autistic children’s oral health. toothPASTE is also relevant to many children with additional needs, it includes small, practical steps to help with toothbrushing, reducing sugary foods and drinks, and attending dental appointments. The resources are autism-informed, non-judgemental, and easy to use. To […]
Professor Jon Dorling becomes Clinical Chair of Leeds based research team striving to improve outcomes for seriously ill children
Professor Jon Dorling, Academic Consultant Neonatologist has relocated from Southampton, to co-lead a team of child health researchers in Leeds, alongside Professors Adam Glaser and Richard Feltbower. Jon is embarking on a new chapter in his career as Clinical Chair of CHORAL (Child Health Outcomes Research at Leeds), a £5 million collaborative research programme at […]
Prizes awarded to CHORAL Early Career Researchers
We are delighted to share that two of CHORAL’s ECRs (Early Career Researchers) were awarded prizes at the Academy of Medical Sciences Clinical Academics in Training Annual Conference on Thursday 8th May. One of the first prizes in the poster competition: Mr Stephen Morris: A qualitative systematic review of the resilience of parents and caregivers […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity
A new report published Friday 14th March by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, “An evidence-based appraoch to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity”. It is the final report in the series of twelve Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives reports focusing on how the Government […]