Children’s Hospital Alliance Education Specialists Symposium (CHESS) – Book your place now
The Children’s Hospital Alliance Education Specialists Symposium (CHESS) will be hosted by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust on Friday 11 September at the Crowne Plaza Sheffield. This event brings together educators from across Childrens healthcare, alongside education and industry, to share learning, showcase innovation, and build networks that support future collaboration. Following the publication of […]
State of Child Health 2026 Report
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has launched its latest State of Child Health 2026 report. Bringing together the latest evidence across 12 indicators of child health and wellbeing, the report highlights the trends, inequalities and challenges affecting children and young people across the UK. The findings are clear: failure to improve […]
Save the date for the Children’s Hospital Alliance Education Specialists Symposium (CHESS)
The Children’s Hospital Alliance Education Specialists Symposium (CHESS) will be hosted by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust on Friday 11 September at the Crowne Plaza Sheffield. This event brings together educators from across Childrens healthcare, alongside education and industry, to share learning, showcase innovation, and build networks that support future collaboration. Following the publication of […]
Implementing the NHS-10-Year Plan: HPIG briefing
NHS England have published a description of the Model Emergency Department, which lays out the key elements of an ED and how it should be delivered. The Children’s Hospital Alliance were invited to work with NHS England to help to draft the paediatric element of this, which describes the specific challenges for a paediatric ED […]
Implementing the NHS-10-Year Plan: HPIG briefing
The Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG) has welcomed the Government’s Ten-Year Health Plan and its ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. Its latest briefing sets out how a robust implementation plan is needed to fundamentally reprioritise the way babies, children and young people are served by the health […]
Read the second edition of our research newsletter – spotlight on Leeds Children’s Hospital
Welcome to the second edition of our newly newsletter, focused on connecting children’s hospital research across the country. In issue two, we are shining the spotlight on one of member trust’s, Leeds Children’s Hospital, learning about some of their ongoing work, including transforming allergy care, cancer and diabetes. Plus, we share updates on new research […]
MHRA confirms paracetamol in pregnancy remains safe
Recent claims have suggested that paracetamol (called Tylenol in America) is not safe to take during pregnancy. Additional claims have suggested that MMR vaccinations may cause autism. There is no evidence to support either of these claims. Dr Alison Cave, chief safety officer, Medicines Health and Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said: “Patient safety is our top […]
Royal Colleges supporting school attendance
As children and young people return to school, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has come together with the Royal College of Nursing to brief their members on the role of healthcare practitioners in promoting school attendance. School attendance is falling across the UK and the NHS can play an important […]
First edition of new CHA Research Newsletter launches!
Welcome to the first edition of our new newsletter, focused on connecting children’s hospital research across the country. In issue one, we are shining the spotlight on one of member trust’s, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, learning about some of their ongoing studies and their new MRI scanner, as well as introducing the Children’s Hospital Alliance […]
Ukraine clinical staff reflect on their study programme in England
Clinical staff from Ukraine completed their four-week study programme in June and have now returned home. The eight-strong group received specialist training across six English hospital trusts, learning from NHS teams in intensive care, neurorehabilitation and sleep. Two of the group documented their time at different trusts and have been sharing learning, insights and […]