Talking to children about grief and loss with Tom Fletcher and therapist, Amanda Orange.

Purpose: Mean length of utterance (MLU) is a common measure of expressive language complexity in young children, including autistic children. How...

Innovators to test earlier interventions to help support children with SEND, backed by government.

Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund, leads a session that explores the underrepresented biological differences between sexes in ADHD research and clinical practice, despite a growing awareness of ADHD in girls and...

Kidney Research UK - November 2025 Nearly 80% of these conditions are inherited, and many begin in childhood. Most children who develop kidney failure do so because of a rare kidney disease. Over 25% of adults and more than 60% of children receiving dialysis or a kidney transplant are affected by a rare kidney disease. Although many types begin in early life, the average age at diagnosis across the UK National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) is 41, highlighting how long some people wait for a correct diagnosis.

Student editor Romy Duckett on how nursing education must catch up to the realities of how artificial intellgence can be used.

Each month, Nursing Times will consider a real-life case heard by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness to practise panel. We’ll give you the facts of the case, as presented to the panel, and yo...

Department of Health and Social Care This is the final report of the independent review of children’s hearing services in England chaired by Dr Camilla Kingdon. The review makes twelve key recommendations grouped into three themes: addressing the immediate areas for improvement with the NHS England’s Paediatric Hearing Services Improvement Programme; placing services on a secure footing by looking at commissioning, staffing, data, research and deaf awareness; and lessons for similar at-risk services to mitigate future crises, including workforce and culture changes. Kingdon review of children's hearing services: final report

British Medical Association This report shines a spotlight on the issue of sexism and sexual violence in UK medical education, as identified by medical students themselves, those most affected by these issues, who are advocating for change. It provides an overview of the scope of the problem and presents recommendations for effective strategies to begin addressing the problems raised. The survey of almost 1,000 medical students finds that sexism and sexual violence are widespread in UK medical schools and clinical placements, where students report experiencing sexual harassment, sexual assault and institutional neglect. Sexism and sexual violence towards medical students

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) The data in this report summarise information about child deaths in England up to 31 March 2025, and the findings of reviews carried out by a Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) on or before 31 March 2025. It should be read in conjunction with data tables also available, where there is more detail. How to access this report and the data tables: Go to this link on the NCMD website.

Vic Tarr on the impact of providing clinical care, symptom management and holistic family support to children with cancer in their homes.

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades