The Raising the Nation Play Commission Publishes State of Play Report
The Raising the Nation Play Commission has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’ which highlights growing barriers to play for children in England. This report highlights how: Time spent playing outdoors has declined by 50% in a generation and fewer than three in ten children say that they play out on the street. At […]
Survey of Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes
CHORAL’s Peter Day and his team has published a new report highlighting findings from a survey on supervised toothbrushing programmes currently available to children in England. For more information visit More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes | University of Leeds To read the report visit Supervised toothbrushing programmes in England: a national survey […]
PICANet State of the Nation Report 2024
The PICANet National Paediatric Critical Care Audit State of the Nation Report 2024 is now live, you can find it on The PICANet Reports page along with infographics and supporting information. The State of the Nation Report 2024 represents the 21st PICANet annual clinical audit report summarising paediatric critical care activity within designated Level 3 paediatric […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for addressing childhood vulnerability, crime and justice
A new report published Friday 29th November 2024 by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, recommends targeted action to divert vulnerable young people away from criminal exploitation and harm by focusing on keeping children in school, rolling out mental health hubs in areas of disadvantage, and delivering better identification and support. […]
Children’s Research Forum Autumn event, Wednesday 4th December, 12-1pm
We are pleased to announce our next Children’s Research Forum session: Wednesday 4th December, 12-1pm on Teams Speaker: Dr Malenka Bissell Topic: Neonatal and fetal cardiac MRI to improve decision making in left ventricular outflow tract obstructions. Dr Malenka Bissell is a locum consultant in paediatric cardiology and honorary lecturer in paediatric cardiology at the University of […]
Dr Dondo receives prestigious Wellcome Accelerator Award
Congratulations to CHORAL’s Dr Tatendashe Bernadette Dondo, who has been awarded funding from the Wellcome Trusts’s new Accelerator Awards scheme in a highly competitive process for early career researchers. The scheme supports researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to undertake activities that put them in a stronger position to reach their […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for improving school attendance
A new report published Friday 25th October 2024 by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, highlights how vulnerable children and children from disadvantaged areas of the UK (such as the North of England) are at higher risk of not being in school, and calls on the new Government to focus its […]
CHORAL Theme Lead Appointed Deputy Chair of Science Advisory Council
CHORAL’s Professor Mark Mon-Williams has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Department for Education’s Science Advisory Council. Mark will co-lead a group providing evidence-based scientific advice to policy makers. The group has been established by Professor Russell Viner, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education, and will be chaired by Professor Dame Athene Donald, […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based approach to supporting children in the preschool years
A new report published Friday 4 October 2024 by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, makes a series of proposals to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, and the crisis in early years and childcare provision – particularly in disadvantaged areas. To view the full series […]