Acute Healthcare Services for Children
Wednesday 12th January
5th Floor, 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol
Programme
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9.30 – 10.00 am |
Seminar Participants arrive
Tea & coffee |
5th Floor, 2-10 Temple Way |
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10.00 – 11.30am |
Session 1
Acute healthcare services for Children The changing priority accorded to acute healthcare services for children. The debate about how children’s healthcare services are organised and how to improve access to children’s hospital services |
Hearing Chamber, 5th Floor |
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11.30 – 11.45am |
Tea & coffee break | |
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11.45 – 1.00 pm |
Session 1 continued
The development of paediatrics as a clinical specialty. The changing nature of children’s medical, surgical, intensive care and nursing services. Communicating with children and parents, and seeking and achieving consent to treatment. |
Hearing Chamber, 5th Floor |
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1.00 – 1.45 pm |
Lunch | |
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1.45 – 3.00 pm |
Session 2
Wider issues affecting the quality of children’s healthcare services The rights and needs of children and families in relation to children’s healthcare services. The changing nature and scale of inequalities in children’s access to healthcare services, and in provision of children’s healthcare services as compared to services for adults. |
Hearing Chamber, 5th floor |
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3.00 – 3.15 pm |
Tea & coffee break | |
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3.15 – 4.30 pm |
Session 2
How to achieve better co-ordination across the range of children’s health services. How to improve co-ordination of children’s healthcare services with other services, for example education and social services. Who speaks for children and for children’s healthcare services at a policy level? |
Hearing Chamber, 5th floor |
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4.30 pm |
Close |