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 […]
CHORAL Newsletter – October 2024
Click the image below to read our latest newsletter, published October 2024.
CHORAL’s Professor Peter Day makes headlines with ground breaking report on children’s oral health
Professor Peter Day has appeared on ITV news following the publications of a new report “An evidence-based plan for improving children’s oral health with and through education settings”. The report highlights the need for a national comprehensive oral health strategy, and recommends reducing sugar consumption among children, optimising fluoride exposure, and increasing access to dental care. […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for improving children’s oral health with and through educational settings
“Tooth decay is the most common reason for hospital admission in 5-to-9-year-olds.” A new report published Friday 13th September 2024 by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, makes a series of new proposals to tackle the children’s oral health crisis in England which is seeing millions of children suffering from tooth decay. […]
Dr Simon Pini’s Australian Adventure: Building Bridges for Global Collaboration
CHORAL Future Leaders in Child Health Research Theme Lead and NIHR Associate Professor Dr Simon Pini, recently completed a research visit to Australia as part of his NIHR Advanced Fellowship. Here he tells us about his experience and how it has supported his professional development. This summer I was able to go on a research […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for upskilling our children and young people for digital futures.
A new report published Friday 23rd August 2024 by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, puts forward new proposals and highlights innovations to close a digital divide which is holding back the life chances of millions of children in the UK, and to enable them to navigate digital content critically and […]
Making Research an Everyday Event Across the Children’s Hospital
CHORAL is pleased to have supported a recent NIHR Leeds Children’s Clinical Research Facility event ‘Making Research an Everyday Event Across the Children’s Hospital’. The event featured insightful talks and discussions on various topics, including how to get involved in research, the process of conducting research, examples of our past and ongoing research in children’s […]
A country that works for all children and young people: An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis
A new report published Friday 26th July by Child of the North and Centre for Young Lives highlights the scale of the crisis facing many children and young people with SEND, with some families waiting years for assessments. The report presents an evidence-based plan to support the new Government in tackling this crisis. To view […]
Winners: Simon Newell and Leeds Hospitals Charity Child Health Research Prize. Undergraduate Award, 2024.
Congratulations to the winners of the Simon Newell and Leeds Hospitals Charity Child Health Research Prize Undergraduate Awards, 2024. Brought to you by CHORAL. The scheme invited applications from undergraduate students at the University of Leeds or an employee/placement student at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust studying in a child health related undergraduate course. The […]