scholarly journals Conjugate serogroup C meningococcal vaccine use extended in the United Kingdom

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Meningococcal Vaccine ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Successful Reduction

The United Kingdom (UK) Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has reviewed the epidemiology of group C infection in the population aged 20 years and over and recommended that immunisation should be made available for individuals aged 20-24 years (born after 7 January 1977) (1). The vaccine has already been offered to people who are under 20 years of age (2). This decision comes following successful reduction in disease in the UK of children and young people offered the conjugate meningococcal C vaccine (Men C vaccine).

Introduction: the landscapes of poverty and education across the UK

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ian Thompson ◽  
Gabrielle Ivinson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Different Parts

Poverty blights the lives of children and young people. Research has consistently shown that the most economically disadvantaged pupils across the United Kingdom (UK) have the poorest educational outcomes and that poverty has a pernicious effect on children’s well-being. However, far less is known about the ways that poverty is differentially experienced for children and young people in schools within the four jurisdictions of the UK. Are there historical, social and cultural factors that make poverty a postcode lottery in terms of quality of schooling in the different parts of the UK? Are successful local interventions context specific as the research evidence seems to suggest or can we learn from particular regions or cities? This introduction points out that anxieties about growing educational inequality in the UK have to be contextualised historically, geographically and in terms of the distinct political and socio-economic landscapes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

scholarly journals Following severe childhood stroke, specialised residential rehabilitation improves self-care independence but there are ongoing needs at discharge

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (8) ◽  
pp. 530-537
Author(s):  
Lorna Wales ◽  
Carolyn Dunford ◽  
Kathy Davis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Residential Rehabilitation

Introduction Stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability in childhood. There is a false belief that children will recover better than adults and recent research confirms that younger age at injury can have a negative impact on rehabilitation outcomes, resulting in lifelong disability. Self-care is a key rehabilitation outcome for children and young people. Methods This service evaluation reviews routinely collected clinical self-care data from one specialised residential rehabilitation centre in the United Kingdom. Admission and discharge scores from the United Kingdom Functional Independence Measure +Functional Assessment Measure, Rehabilitation Complexity Scale – E and Northwick Park Nursing Dependency Scale were analysed. Results Twenty-six children and young people age 8 years and over with severe stroke were included. Mean scores of independence increased and mean scores of complexity and dependency decreased. A proportion of the sample had ongoing self-care needs in relation to support needed in washing, dressing and bathing. A small number remained highly dependent, requiring assistance from two carers. Conclusion Children and young people make significant gains in self-care independence during specialised rehabilitation. However, a proportion return to the community with high self-care needs. Occupational therapists and the wider care team should address ongoing self-care needs in this population.

scholarly journals P34 Biosimilar use in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a real-world setting in the United Kingdom

Rheumatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (suppl_8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diederik Decock ◽  
Rebecca Davies ◽  
Lianne Kearsley-Fleet ◽  
Eileen Baildam ◽  
Michael Beresford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Real World ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Real World Setting

scholarly journals Multiculturalism is Dead: Long Live Community Cohesion? A Case Study of an Educational Methodology to Empower Young People as Global Citizens

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Cremin ◽  
Paul Warwick
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Outcome ◽  
Community Cohesion ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
The Uk ◽  
College Setting

This article explores the theme of the ‘two faces of education’ by reviewing new policy directives in the United Kingdom to strengthen community cohesion in schools and their communities. These directives have resulted from growing disaffection with the aims and outcomes of multiculturalism. This article will investigate the ways in which this disaffection has resulted in both ‘quick fix’ politicised solutions, and in more genuine attempts to support young people to develop positive relationships with people from different ethnic backgrounds. It will suggest that whilst inequalities of educational outcome for different ethnic groups persist, schools will continue to be part of the problem, hence the second link with the theme of two (or more?) faces of education. In order to become part of the solution, schools internationally will need to adopt much more creative and complex approaches to the reduction of racism and inequality than those currently being proposed by the UK Government. A case study of an approach that has been used in many countries of the world, including Brazil and Canada, to engage young people in open dialogue, and to develop empathy and critical thinking is provided. The case study from a multi-ethnic college setting within the Midlands, United Kingdom, will illustrate how young people can be enskilled and empowered to consider key debates that have relevance to their lives as global citizens living in a culturally diverse community.

scholarly journals R05 Biologic refractory disease in a cohort study of children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis from the United Kingdom

Rheumatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (suppl_8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Heaf ◽  
Lianne Kearsley-Fleet ◽  
Rebecca Davies ◽  
Diederik De Cock ◽  
Eileen Baildam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Refractory Disease ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom

41. Youth justice

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley McAra
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the founding principles, operational functioning and impact of the institutions which have evolved across the four nations in the United Kingdom to deal with children and young people who come into conflict with the law. It takes as its principal empirical focus the shifting patterns of control that have emerged over the past twenty years—a period characterized by a persistent disjuncture between normative claims about youth justice, evolving policy discourse, and the impact of youth justice practices on the lives of young people. The chapter concludes by arguing that, unless there is better alignment between these dimensions, justice for children and young people cannot and will never be delivered.

Review of the literature on self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in gender-diverse children and young people in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina E Mann ◽  
Amelia Taylor ◽  
Bernadette Wren ◽  
Nastasja de Graaf
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Young People ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Increased Risk

International literature suggests that gender-diverse people are at increased risk of thoughts and acts of self-injury compared to their cisgender peers. The current review aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-injurious thoughts and behaviours (SITBs) among children and young people (CYP) in the United Kingdom identifying as a gender not typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth and, further, to examine relevant prevalence rates of SITBs reported both in academic and grey literature. In total, seven studies were included in the review and indicated an increased prevalence of SITBs among gender-diverse CYP compared to the general population. However, methodological limitations and significant heterogeneity in the rates of SITBs reported require that the available literature be interpreted with some caution. Important factors to consider when interpreting SITB rates, as well as recommendations for future research, are discussed.

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