Posts on ‘August 12th, 2009’

Children in five English cities could become the first to receive vaccines for swine flu.
Bristol, Exeter, Oxford, Southampton and part of London have been selected to lead a trial for children aged between six months and 12 years old.
A proposal for funding has gone to the NHS National Institute for Health Research for approval.
If successful, [...]

Neonatal units looking after premature babies need redesigning to put parents at the heart of care, say campaigners.
Parents’ needs can get overlooked as the medical needs of the babies are the main priority for staff, Bliss and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) found.
They are asking health workers to put themselves “in the shoes” of parents.
Part [...]