Chimat Knowledge Update

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30 March 2012 www.chimat.org.uk

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ChiMat news How healthy are children in your community? The new Local Authority Child Health Profiles 2012 provide a snapshot of child health and well-being for each top level local authority in England. Each profile – produced as a short, easy-to-read PDF – provides two types of information for local, regional and national comparison: background demographic information about the children in each area; and comparative analysis with other local authorities across the country. New additions for this year include:

 More information about mental health  Breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks  Trend information about hospital admissions for alcohol  Comparisons with statistical neighbours looking at teenage conception, teenage mothers, MMR immunisation and breastfeeding initiation.

www.chimat.org.uk/profiles

Identify and tackle causes of variation NHS Right Care has published the first in a series of themed atlases which has been developed in collaboration with ChiMat. The NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for Children and Young People maps out the variation in healthcare for 27 different chid health issues across England, including breastfeeding, asthma, epilepsy, A&E, diabetes, and tonsillectomies.

The Atlas of Variation will help hospitals, community services, primary care trusts and emerging Clinical Commissioning Groups to see how their area compares to others around the country, analyse the reasons why and if necessary put plans in place to make improvements. www.chimat.org.uk/variation

In the news ChiMat does not accept responsibility for the availability, reliability or content of these news items and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.

BBC: Call for pre-watershed ban on junk food advertising Television adverts for food high in fat, sugar and salt should not be shown before the 9pm watershed, according to Scotland's public health minister. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123100&src=KU

BBC: Cot deaths advice 'did not reach deprived areas' A campaign to change babies' sleeping positions and reduce cot death rates in the 1990s failed to get the message across to deprived communities, a study has suggested. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123101&src=KU

CommunityCare: Wales faces radical shake-up of social work regulation The proposed Social Services (Wales) Bill promises a radical shake up of social services in Wales. It would restructure the adoption system, slim down government guidance into a single code of conduct for social services and reengineer safeguarding structures for both children and adults. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123102&src=KU

DH: Regulation of foods for young children to be simplified The Department of Health is publishing responses received to the public consultation, which ended on 30 September 2011, to gather views of interested parties on the EU Commission’s proposal to simplify and clarify the rules that apply to products previously regulated as PARNUTS or ‘dietetic foods’. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123105&src=KU

DH: Update on the current and future maternity workforce Ministers were recently updated with data on the current and future maternity workforce. The Department has commissioned the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) to undertake an in depth analysis into the nursing and midwifery workforce which will make policy and strategic recommendations for the future of the workforce. The project is expected to report this summer. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123106&src=KU

NHS Choices: Baby feeding times and IQ: link uncertain “Babies fed on demand do better at school,” reported The Guardian, adding that those who “are fed when they are hungry achieve higher test scores” but that the experience takes its toll on their mothers. This ‘Behind the headlines’ article examines the evidence behind the report. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123214&src=KU

NHS Choices: Does our time in the womb make us fat? The Daily Mail has reported that it is our mum’s fault if we are “losing the fight against the flab”. The newspaper said that a new study has shown that our mother’s lifestyle may leave us “programmed to be fat”. This ‘Behind the headlines’ articles examines the evidence behind the report. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123215&src=KU

Community Care: County to privatise child mental health services NHS Devon has confirmed the social care services, along with a host of children's health services, will be included in plans to farm out the county's integrated children’s service, which is currently run by Devon council on behalf of NHS Devon. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123244&src=KU

CELCIS: More infant mental health services needed NSPCC head of strategy and development for high risk families Professor Julie Taylor, warned at a conference in Glasgow that looked after children are particularly susceptible to mental health damage and that infant mental health services are essential in helping children recover. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123321&src=KU

NHS Choices: Child back pain 'linked to school bags' One in four children have back problems because of heavy school bags, according to recent press and tv news reports. This 'Behind the headlines' article examines the evidence behind the reports. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123329&src=KU

NHS Choices: Birth pain relief options compared A major new study of pain relief during labour has been widely reported in the papers, with the Daily Express claiming that drugs work better than drug-free alternatives such as massage, and the Daily Mail reporting that painkillers are more effective than hypnosis or electronic pain-relief machines. This ‘Behind the headlines’ article examines the evidence behind the reports. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123330&src=KU

CaF: Family life and Children’s Centre workshops These two projects are coming to the end of their first year – here Contact a Family share with you some of the work that they have been doing and the benefits to parents and professionals they have been working with. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123374&src=KU

DH: Palliative care pilot sites announced Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, has announced the seven adult and one children’s consortium pilot sites which will collect vital data to help the Government develop a fairer funding system for palliative care in England. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123376&src=KU

DH: Forty children’s hospices to benefit from grant Forty children’s hospices will receive a share of the Department’s annual £10 million Children’s Hospice and Hospice-at-home grant. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123377&src=KU

JFHC: Majority of young parents want courses on raising kids More than a third of prospective mothers and fathers in the UK "don't know how to be a good parent" with three in every four under 35s saying they would like to attend "basic parenting classes" according to a new Metro Harris poll. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123381&src=KU

BBC: New tech helps kids with diabetes The latest technology is helping kids with diabetes keep an eye on their blood sugar levels. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123488&src=KU

NPSA: Harm from flushing of naso gastric tubes before confirmation of placement Misplaced nasogastric tubes leading to death or severe harm are ‘never events.’ The NPSA is aware of two patient deaths since 10 March 2011 where staff had flushed nasogastric tubes with water before initial placement had been confirmed. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123490&src=KU

NHS Choices: Heart-related collapses like Muamba's are rare The mid-game collapse of footballer Fabrice Muamba has received massive press attention this week. A great deal of newspaper coverage has centred on the potential risk of serious hidden heart problems among young people. This ‘Behind the headlines’ report looks at the evidence behind the reports. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123498&src=KU

DH: Immunisation against infectious disease - The Green Book - 2006 updated This guidance provides information on vaccines and vaccination procedures for all the vaccine preventable infectious diseases that may occur in the UK. In particular, it deals with immunisations for all children from birth to adolescence. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123510&src=KU

DH: Public Health Responsibility Deal launches new alcohol pledge A new Public Health Responsibility Deal collective pledge aims to take one billion units of alcohol out of the market by 2015 through improving the choice available of lower strength products. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123727&src=KU

Home Office: Ambitious plans to turn the tide on irresponsible drinking Plans to turn the tide against irresponsible drinking and empower communities to reclaim their high streets have been unveiled by the Home Secretary. The Government's Alcohol Strategy sets out proposals to: crack down on the ‘binge drinking’ culture; cut booze- fuelled violence and disorder; reduce the number of people drinking to harmful levels. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123733&src=KU

Alcohol Concern: Spend more of £2 billion health budget on alcohol – or new drinks strategy will struggle National charity, Alcohol Concern, welcomes the government’s Alcohol Strategy, but says that a major shake-up of spending on health initiatives is vital if the Strategy announcement is to make a real dent on the country’s massive drink problems – including I in 4 adults drinking at hazardous levels and nearly half of 11-15 year-olds admitting having tried alcohol. This article also links to the Alcohol Concern's recent report, The state of the nation – facts and figures on England and alcohol. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123739&src=KU

Guides and Practice

Good Practice: An example of an accessible, informative and transparent website: Kirklees Council Safeguarding Children Board This example demonstrates how the safeguarding board website is used effectively as the primary channel of communication between the board and front-line practitioners. The website contains a wealth of information for professionals and it is the key link for all multi- agency training needs across the Borough. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123378&src=KU

Policy and Government Reports

Children's Homes: National Minimum Standards Sets out the standards and regulations governing all children’s homes, including SCHs, and the framework for inspections carried out by Ofsted. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123232&src=KU

The Children’s Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011 With National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes, sets out the standards and regulations governing all children’s homes, including SCHs, and the framework for inspections carried out by Ofsted. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123236&src=KU

The Government’s Alcohol Strategy The alcohol strategy sets out proposals to crack down on the 'binge drinking' culture, cut alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder and reduce the number of people drinking to damaging levels. The strategy includes commitments to: introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol; consult on a ban on the sale of multi-buy alcohol discounting; introduce stronger powers for local areas to control the density of licensed premises including making the impact on health a consideration for this; pilot innovative sobriety schemes to challenge alcohol-related offending. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123736&src=KU Supporting partnership working for delivery of Healthy Child Programme A range of documents designed to support partnership working for those who deliver the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 years old (HCP) are published. The documents including guidance, health visiting attributes, health visiting factsheets and questions and answers aim to strengthen consistant seamless support for care for families. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123626&src=KU

Reports

Using hemoglobin A1c for prediabetes and diabetes diagnosis in adolescents: can adult recommendations be upheld for pediatric use? The obesity epidemic has resulted in more young people having high-risk profiles for the development of type 2 diabetes. Screening to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes is of significant importance, as untreated disease leads to metabolic, microvascular, and macrovascular complications. However, the choice of screening methodology in adolescents is controversial, and implementation of screening protocols is not uniform. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123166&src=KU

Determining the optimal newborn screening protocol for cystic fibrosis There is more published research examining newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) than for any other condition. Overall, the evidence for clinical benefit supports this strategy in an appropriate population with accessible healthcare provision. However, the evidence base is not as strong as one might expect, and this highlights the importance of ensuring that CF NBS programmes are designed and implemented in a rigorous and thoughtful manner that minimises potential distress for families. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123173&src=KU

How to encourage a woman to remain active in labour According to this article, there are significant benefits to remaining active during labour. The article describes these benefits and the ‘dry land’ positions women can adopt to maximise the opportunity of achieving them. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123189&src=KU

Presentations children and young people's health in changing times, London - Safeguarding The event provided an opportunity for professionals from across the health and care system to hear from others about emerging good practice and how to implement changes in the new system. Delegates heard from young people's representatives about engaging and involving children and young people in the design of services and discussed challenges in relation safeguarding children within the NHS. Many of the discussions looked at how to maximise information and data to transform services and how to ensure smooth transition from children's to adults services. The presentations from the workshop sessions are now available to download. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123503&src=KU

Youth Health in Scotland: an epidemiology briefing This briefing paper provides an overview of the epidemiology of youth health in Scotland, signposting useful data sources and resources. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123507&src=KU

Stop making children criminals CRIN wants to encourage a debate on juvenile justice which gets beyond pragmatism and compromise. In particular they want to provoke a new debate about the setting of minimum ages of criminal responsibility. They support those who believe the way forward is to separate the concept of responsibility from that of criminalisation – and stop criminalising children. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123511&src=KU Juvenile justice: Focus on rehabilitation, CoE Commissioner tells UK In a letter to the UK, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, urges more of a focus on rehabilitation of youth offenders. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123512&src=KU

The enemy within: 4 million reasons to tackle family conflict and family violence 4Children’s report, presents the full picture of conflict and violence within families. It reveals the way in which children and parents can be both victims and perpetrators of family conflict - with the evidence suggesting that violence is more widespread within the family than was perhaps previously thought. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123798&src=KU

Paediatric palliative medicine in the UK: past, present, future Like any new specialty, paediatric palliative medicine is facing challenges as it establishes itself. While many of the required core skills have their roots in adult palliative medicine, its practitioners come from a range of paediatric backgrounds that include oncology, community paediatrics, neurodisability and acute pain http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123620&src=KU

Early years workforce: a way forward This report from the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) provides a summary of the learning from it's seven years of supporting the children, young people and family's workforce. From 1 April 2012, CWDC’s function of supporting this workforce will transfer to the Teaching Agency. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123621&src=KU

Health care for disabled children and young people - Support for families with disabled children The review presents the views and experiences of disabled children and their families as well as survey data from commissioners and acute hospitals about services provided from September 2009 to September 2010. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123622&src=KU

Research

Adverse drug reactions in children: a systematic review Adverse drug reactions in children are an important public health problem. The authors have undertaken a systematic review of observational studies in children in three settings: causing admission to hospital, occurring during hospital stay and occurring in the community. We were particularly interested in understanding how ADRs might be better detected, assessed and avoided. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123103&src=KU

Child welfare policy and practice on children's exposure to domestic violence Objectives: This article reviews research, policy and programming in Australia, Canada and the US on the child welfare response to EDV. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123165&src=KU

Interventions for weight gain prevention during the transition to young adulthood: a review of the literature Purpose: To review studies examining weight gain prevention interventions among young adults. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123169&src=KU

Novel strategies in newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: a prospective controlled study Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) is included in many routine programmes but current strategies have considerable drawbacks, such as false-positive tests, equivocal diagnosis and detection of carriers. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123175&src=KU

Sleep problems and early developmental delay According to the authors of this review, sleep disorders negatively impact behaviour, cognition, and growth—the same areas targeted by early intervention and in addition, developmental delays and disabilities may themselves precipitate sleep disorders. Young children with developmental delays experience sleep disorders at a higher rate than do typically developing children; the most common types are difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep and sleep disordered breathing. To date, attention has been focused on sleep problems in children with specific conditions (e.g., autism, genetic syndromes, prematurity, and seizure disorder). The authors therefore review evidence of sleep problems' broader impact across the range of children screened for early intervention. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123306&src=KU

Obesity: a disease or a biological adaptation? An update The authors of this report suggest that weight gain is a sign of our contemporary way of living or a ‘collateral damage’ in the physiological struggle against modernity and that prevention and treatment strategies for obesity should ideally target the main drivers or root causes of body fat gain in order to be able to improve the health of the population. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123310&src=KU

Effect of implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme on neonatal and infant mortality: cluster randomised controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the Indian Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) programme, which integrates improved treatment of illness for children with home visits for newborn care, to inform its scale-up. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123345&src=KU

A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: idealism meets realism The aim of this study was to investigate the infant feeding experiences of women and their significant others from pregnancy until 6 months after birth to establish what would make a difference. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123383&src=KU

Maternal depression and infant growth and development in British Pakistani women: a cohort study Perinatal depression has been found to be a strong and independent risk factor for poor child growth and development in low-income South Asian populations. The authors aimed to study if there was a similar association in first and second-generation British women of Pakistani origin. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123389&src=KU

Relationships between respiratory muscle strength and daily living function in children with cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common childhood disorder characterized by motor disability. Children with CP are at risk of developing significant respiratory problems associated with insufficient respiratory muscle strength. It is crucial to identify important factors which are associated with the limitations in daily living function in such children. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between respiratory muscle strength and daily living function in children with CP. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123404&src=KU

The impact of childhood maltreatment history on parenting: A comparison of maltreatment types and assessment methods This study explored associations between a wide range of childhood maltreatment experiences and both observed and self-reported parenting outcomes. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123495&src=KU

Health care transition for youth with special health care needs Youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) increasingly live into adulthood, and approximately 500,000 U.S. youth transition from pediatric to adult health care systems annually. Through a systematic literature review, the authors sought to (1) determine adult outcomes for YSHCN who have no special transition interventions and (2) identify evidence for strategies that lead to better outcomes, in particular, access to adult health care. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123497&src=KU

Laterality, hand control and scholastic performance: a British birth cohort study The objectives of this study were to use simple measures of laterality and hand control that can identify a greater risk of poorer scholastic ability, potentially signalling suboptimal hemispheric lateralisation using analysis of material from a birth cohort study. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123501&src=KU

Preventive orientations in children's centres: a study of centre managers The preventive approach developed in child-care policy in recent years is apparent in the development of children's centres. While prevention as a concept is well known, excavation of the complex mechanisms by which service users journey from one level to the next remains relatively undeveloped. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123516&src=KU

Internet sites offering adolescents help with headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea: a description of content, quality, and peer interactions Objectives: To analyze content and quality of headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea websites, and to thematically analyze online pain forums. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123521&src=KU

Measuring children's decision-making involvement regarding chronic illness management Objectives: To develop a measure of decision-making involvement in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and asthma. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123522&src=KU

Interventions to reduce acute paediatric hospital admissions: a systematic review Objective: To compare the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing the rate of acute paediatric hospital admissions. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123618&src=KU

Symptoms of maternal depression immediately after delivery predict unsuccessful breast feeding Objective: Postnatal depression may interfere with breast feeding. This study tested the ability of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to predict later breast feeding problems, hypothesising that risk of unsuccessful breast feeding increased with increasing EPDS scores, even at low values. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123619&src=KU

Induction of labor in a contemporary obstetric cohort Objective: To describe details of labor induction, including precursors and methods, and associated vaginal delivery rates. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123623&src=KU

Comparing the needs of families of children dying from malignant and non-malignant disease: an in-depth qualitative study Objective: To examine the experiences of bereaved parents concerning the care provided to children who died from cancer compared to those who died from a non-malignant condition. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123625&src=KU

Consultations

NICE publishes new draft quality standard for antenatal care - consultation NICE has today (23 March) published a new draft quality standard for antenatal care. Antenatal care covers all pregnant women (up to 41 weeks of pregnancy) across all settings that routinely provide NHS antenatal care, including primary, community and hospital-based care; the consultation closes on 24th April 2012. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123491&src=KU

ACT: Good practice examples needed ACT have received a request from the Council for Disabled Children for good practice examples for their new edition of 'Including Me/Dignity of Risk'. http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123499&src=KU

Events

For details of these and many other events see the Calendar of Events on the ChiMat website

Consummate Skill: Documentation, Statement Writing and Presenting Evidence All healthcare professionals are likely during their careers to be called to give evidence at Tribunals, Inquiries and Inquests and in civil, criminal and family courts. Led by Kate Hill who is a practicing healthcare lawyer, this interactive training day will provide the tools necessary to write clear, factual statements and present excellent oral evidence. A fictional court will be set up and delegates will face the realities of questioning under pressure. Feedback will then be give to delegates and training on how to deal with common questioning techniques.

Location: London Start date: Monday, 30th April 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123506&src=KU

Light on parenting: from conception to the early years This conference is for parents, and those who are passionate about their work with parents, children, and around pregnancy and birth. It will focus on the whole spectrum of early parenting – from the neonatal period through birth to early childhood years and will be based on the following three areas:

 The scientific and sociological research  Practical parenting methods aimed at positively influencing the parent-child relationship  Experiential workshops for profound personal growth and healing

Location: London Start date: Saturday, 5th May 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123528&src=KU

Social Consequences of Poor Infant Attachment... "Two Is Too Late" According to the conference organisers, the most commonly asked questions in the aftermath of the civil disturbances of last summer concerned the reasons why these young citizens were destroying their own communities, stealing from people they knew and laughing as they did it. They ask if, in many cases, could it have been lack of empathy as a result of poor neurological development in infancy? They have organised this conference to lay the groundwork for a national movement to bring a greater awareness to professionals and the public of the vital importance of infant attachment and is aimed at anyone working with families.

Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire Start date: Friday, 18th May 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123529&src=KU

Transformation through technology: delivering better public services At this inaugural Transformation through Technology conference, delegates will have the opportunity to hear about the latest developments in technology and how they are being used to transform public service delivery. They will have the chance to challenge, discuss and debate the key issues and gain relevant insight applicable to their professional roles.

Location: London Start date: Thursday, 24th May 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123301&src=KU

Public sector leadership - Driving cultural change Public Sector Leadership 2012 is relevant to all public sector leaders, including HR directors and those leading on strategy and transformation. It offers a range of speakers sharing their experiences of building strong leadership in public sector organisations. It will include sessions on financial planning and commercial competence; assessing and managing behaviour change; lean, agile and other project management techniques; staff engagement and skill development. This event is aimed at directors, department heads, project and programme managers from across the public sector.

Location: London Start date: Thursday, 21st June 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123184&src=KU

A patient centred approach: providing personal care and delivering value The aim of this event is to show delegates how healthcare services can put the patient at the heart of decision making, improve outcomes and tailor care to meet individual needs. Delegates will have the chance to challenge, discuss and debate the key issues and gain relevant insight applicable to their professional roles which they can embed within their organisations and improve services.

Location: London Start date: Wednesday, 4th July 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123152&src=KU

NHS Informatics: delivering a successful information revolution At this event, a panel of expert speakers will discuss how innovations in healthcare information management can be successfully translated from theory into practice to facilitate a range of positive outcomes, including patient empowerment, improvements in clinical care and medical research, productivity increases and efficiency savings.

Location: London Start date: Wednesday, 19th September 2012 http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=123505&src=KU

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