Stark contrasts in hospital care

Sofia Razaq

A need for play specialists in Japanese children’s wards

Kyoko Tanaka, Naomi Yoshikawa, Noriko Kudo, Yoshie Negishi, Toshiaki Shimizu, Noriko Hayata

Supportive holding or restraint: terminology and practice

Karen Jeffery

Challenging adverse reactions in children with food allergies

Gillian Waring, David Levy

Holy Innocents: Grieving for the Death of a Baby

Doreen Crawford

Safeguarding Children from Emotional Maltreatment

John Thain

For the Children

Gosia Brykczyńska

An unbalanced view

Toni Bewley

Stories of triumph over discrimination are inspiring

Saffron Brown

Advice for young women on the safety of contraceptive choice

Jenny Pinfield

Gender influences awareness of Scottish sexual health services

Jenny Pinfield

Drinking and sexual risk-taking behaviours in young people

Jenny Pinfield

Long-term studies provide data on avoiding poor health in later life

Theresa Pengelly

Research and commentary

On the web

Journal scan

Diary

Noticeboard

School nurses could be trained to identify children with problems

Christian Duffin

Oncology patients need a specialised support network

Richard Staines

College to challenge legality of vetting and barring scheme

Plans for one school nurse in each Welsh secondary school

Data sharing system to detect children at risk is shelved amid civil liberties debate

Christian Duffin

Garden party celebration

Guidance issued on treating constipation and jaundice

Age is not a barrier to being part of decision making process

A welcome end to detaining immigrant children in centres

News in brief

Spending cuts start to surface

Christine Walker