Our new briefing on child drowning deaths, published in partnership with @rlssuk.bsky.social, shows that 196 children died by drowning between April 2019 and March 2025. These tragic deaths were preventable. Read the briefing here: www.ncmd.info/publications...

Child drowning deaths 2019-2025

A brief summary of child drowning deaths from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2025 by the National Child Mortality Database

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Two important new papers published today by @ncmd.bsky.social

The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

[1/2] Two new studies this morning, published in @frontiersin.bsky.social and @bmjmedicine.bsky.social, use our unique data to investigate child knife crime fatalities. The first, in BMJ, looks at factors associated with death: emj.bmj.com/content/earl... @policybristol.bsky.social

A powerful example of system learning: CDOPs, @ncmd.bsky.social NHS England and British National Formulary have strengthened medicine guidance to help reduce co-sleeping risks for babies.

The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're delighted to announce that following work with the British National Formulary, the standard guidance for medicines that can cause drowsiness has been updated in line with the findings of CDOPs around the country. www.ncmd.info/news/british... @lullabytrust.bsky.social @vsleap.bsky.social

Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to join the Yorkshire & Humber CDR learning event on behalf of @ncmd.bsky.social It was a fantastic day with great discussion and lots of practical ideas to take forward to reduce child deaths

Excited to be in Beverley, Yorkshire today to join CDR colleagues at a learning event 😀

A new call for evidence from @ofcom.bsky.social is now open. The watchdog is looking for evidence around content that is harmful to children. Read more, and submit evidence here by 10 March: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Call for evidence: Statutory report on content harmful to children

This is a call for evidence in preparation for the first statutory report that Ofcom must produce under the Act on content harmful to children

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⚠️Alert!⚠️ Following media attention over the weekend, our colleagues at OPSS have issued a product recall of play sand that may have been contaminated with asbestos. Please read more and share widely! www.gov.uk/product-safe...

Product Recall: Hobbycraft Giant Box of Craft (2601-0364)

Product Recall for Hobbycraft Giant Box of Craft presenting a health risk.

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Today @sstoianova.bsky.social and I went to parliament to join the @rlssuk.bsky.social led APPG on water safety. An excellent meeting using @ncmd.bsky.social data on childhood deaths due to drowning and talking about how we can prevent these tragedies

We're delighted to announce additional spaces for our fully-booked webinar with @ucl.ac.uk 'Understanding and Preventing Child Road Deaths in England'. Coming up 12 Feb, we'll unpack the real stories behind the statistics. More: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand... @uclengineering.bsky.social

Today I had the privilege of speaking at the @acamh.bsky.social conference on @ncmd.bsky.social thematic report: Learning from deaths of children with a learning disability and autistic children. You can read the full report here www.ncmd.info/publications/child-death-learning-disability-autism/

Deaths in children with learning disabilities and autistic children

This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children with learning disabilities and autistic children.

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An exciting (and free) opportunity for professionals and families to hear about how they can help reduce accidents in the home 👇 @healthinnovation-em.org.uk, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social and other partners will share findings & a free toolkit at a webinar in Feb. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stay-one-s...

Stay One Step Ahead: Reducing child accidents in the home

Join this webinar to find out more about the SOSA programme, an intervention that helps parents and carers make homes safer for children.

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Please share this UK alert widely. It relates to baby sleep pillows. @ncmd.bsky.social works closely with the Office for Product Safety and Standards to support their vital work in this area.

The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a Safety Alert for baby sleep pillows following child fatalities in the UK and overseas. Read it here: www.gov.uk/government/n...

Settling in ready to see the Stereophonics later. It's so hot 🥵🤣

New @ncmd.bsky.social report published today helping us understand what more we need to do to support children with life-limiting conditions and their families. Please read and share as widely as possible www.ncmd.info/publications...

Children with Life Limiting Conditions and Palliative and End of Life Care Needs

This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children with life-limiting conditions and palliative and end-of-life care needs

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About to spend the evening with astronaut Chris Hadfield 😃🚀🪐🌌

Another beautiful sunny day and a trip to Old Sarum in Salisbury. An Iron Age fort, and at one time a Royal Castle.

Spent a beautiful day in Glastonbury yesterday walking around the mural trail. Here are a few of my favourites. If you are interested - www.glastonburymuraltrail.co.uk

Are you a UK psychiatrist with views to share about self-diagnosis? We’re looking for UK-based psychiatrists who work with young people aged 10–24 and would be available to take part in a 45-minute online interview (cont below) PLEASE SHARE WIDELY 🤩

Beautiful walk through ancient woodland to see the bluebells. Woodland is classed as ancient in England if it's been around since at least 1600, and this one at Priors Wood has. Spectacular 😊

SUDC UK are recruiting for a family support nurse to join their amazing team. 💙⭐️ For further information please visit charityjob.co.uk/jobs/sudc-uk... ⭐️Deadline for applications is 20th April 2025.⭐️ #makesomenoise #SUDC

SUDC UK Family Support Nurse | SUDC UK - Registered Charity 1175413 | CharityJob

Apply now for SUDC UK Family Support Nurse. , £35,000 per year, find a career with meaning today

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💙⭐️March is SUDC Awareness month.⭐️💙 18th March is national SUDC Day and SUDC UK have organised a free 30-minute webinar on Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. Scan the QR code below to sign up. #SUDCAwarenessmonth

"Our story highlights the misinformation, delays, and barriers that parents of allergic children face. No family should have to navigate this journey alone, and no child should be put at risk due to gaps in understanding or policy." - Thank you Sarah. Read it here: www.ncmd.info/blog/sarah-o...

Oliver's Allergy Journey - Blog

Sarah O'Toole writes about her son Oliver's allergy journey

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Latest pre-printed publication from @ncmd.bsky.social on the intersecting contributions of social deprivation and ethnicity to child mortality in England.

medRxivpreprint@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · last yr.

ETHNICITY, DEPRIVATION, AND CHILDHOOD MORTALITY IN ENGLAND: A COHORT STUDY https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.01.25322994v1

@transvaaler.bsky.social and I waiting to see The Repair Shop Live 😃 Super excited to see the experts from this awesome show 🛠🪛🔩

Our latest report looks at critical central venous line complications in neonates. It includes recommendations set out by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine and the Department of Health. Read it here: www.ncmd.info/publications...

A briefing on critical central venous line complications in neonates

This National Child Mortality Database briefing provides data on critical central venous line complications in neonates.

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Our Baby Sleep Project Protocol is out now in the BMJ Open. Find out how we are investigating innovative tools for promoting safer sleep in families with infants at increased risk of SUDI. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...

How different birds would act on a first date...a thread. (From us to you this #ValentinesDay) 💕👇

I'll be attending this event today hosted by @drjadelevell.bsky.social Very excited to be a part of this important work 😊

The National Child Mortality Database@ncmd.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're very excited today to be attending and presenting at the Serious Youth Violence Prevention Academic Hub in Bristol bsvpah.blogs.bristol.ac.uk An inspiring group who are passionate about violence prevention.

In this podcast with Dr Mark Levy, we talk about the findings from the NCMD analysis on asthma and anaphylaxis - www.ncmd.info/publications... Listen to do podcast here Apple: apple.co/3WI9Xpa Spotify: bit.ly/3CzBD8O

Child deaths due to asthma, anaphylaxis and allergies

This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children due to asthma, anaphylaxis and allergies.

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Really informative read. When I’ve talked about babies & children living in temporary housing many colleagues are not well informed about it, or how it causes vulnerability. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-...

The doctor-turned-campaigner for homeless children

The Shared Health Foundation’s campaign led to the government changing its guidance on providing cots in temporary accommodation. Katharine Swindells speaks to CEO Dr Laura Neilson about the next stag...

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