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Work Wise: Numbers game - Smoking ban

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  • Tuesday, September 18, 2007
    • | CYP Now
The smoking ban in Scotland has had a positive effect on the health of children, according to a study by the University of Edinburgh and NHS Health Scotland. The study measured to what extent the smoking ban has affected the level of second hand smoke exposure in primary school children by using questionnaires and measuring salivary cotinine levels (a by-product of nicotine).

GMC issues guidance on under-18s

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  • Tuesday, October 2, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Doctors in England and Wales have been issued with guidance on working with young people aged up to 18 for the first time by the General Medical Council (GMC).

Quick guide to ... Ketamine

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  • Tuesday, December 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Ketamine is a powerful tranquilliser used on horses that is being taken recreationally by a growing number of young people in the UK.

Chlamydia testing branded a failure

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  • Tuesday, December 1, 2009
    • | CYP Now
A national programme to stop the spread of chlamydia has failed because of a lack of central control over budgets and marketing, a group of senior MPs has found.

The 2010 Report: The year ahead for children and young people

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  • Tuesday, January 5, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The coming year presents exceptional challenges for anyone who works with children, young people or families. Services will feel the pinch of the recession. And the general election will focus minds on what kind of society we want to build for tomorrow's generation, and how. CYP Now's 2010 Report aims to tackle the challenges head-on through a range of experts. They outline the issues and advance a case for what must happen in policy and practice.

Bid to improve autism schooling

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  • Tuesday, November 27, 2007
    • | CYP Now
A project to improve education for children with autism and other developmental difficulties was launched last week in Oldham.

'Dumb down' fears for health visiting

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  • Tuesday, December 4, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Health visiting is at risk of being dumbed down by plans to change the way professionals register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), a union has warned.

NMC approves controversial changes

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  • Tuesday, December 11, 2007
    • | CYP Now
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has pushed ahead with plans to change the way professionals register in a move health union Unite claims will dumb down the role of health visitors and school nurses.

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