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Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on child protection medical assessments: a retrospective observational study in Birmingham, UK by Garstang, Joanna, Debelle, Geoff, Anand, Indu, Armstrong, Jane, Botcher, Emily, Chaplin, Helen, Hallett, Nutmeg, Morgans, Clare, Price, Malcolm, Tan, Ern Ern Henna, Tudor, Emily, Taylor, Julie

“…ObjectivesTo determine any change in referral patterns and outcomes in children (0–18) referred for child protection medical examination (CPME) during the…”
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Response to comments from Professor Niels Lynøe et al and Dr Nicholas R Binney et al by Kemp, Alison Mary, Maguire, Sabine Ann, Debelle, Geoff D

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International Consensus Statement on the Radiological Screening of Contact Children in the Context of Suspected Child Physical Abuse by Mankad, Kshitij, Sidpra, Jai, Mirsky, David M, Oates, Adam J, Colleran, Gabrielle C, Lucato, Leandro T, Kan, Elaine, Kilborn, Tracy, Agrawal, Nina, Teeuw, Arianne H, Kelly, Patrick, Zeitlin, Deborah, Carter, Jamieson, Debelle, Geoff D, Berger, Rachel P, Christian, Cindy W, Lindberg, Daniel M, Raissaki, Maria, Argyropoulou, Maria, Adamsbaum, Catherine, Cain, Timothy, van Rijn, Rick R, Silvera, V Michelle, Rossi, Andrea, Kemp, Alison M, Choudhary, Arabinda K, Offiah, Amaka C

“…Physical abuse is a common but preventable cause of long-term childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite the strong association between abuse in an index child…”
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Successful public health action to reduce the incidence of symptomatic vitamin D deficiency by Moy, Robert John, McGee, Eleanor, Debelle, Geoff D, Mather, Ian, Shaw, Nicholas J

“…Background In response to a resurgence of symptomatic cases of vitamin D deficiency in a high-risk predominantly ethnic minority population, a programme of…”
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Consensus building on definitions and types of child maltreatment to improve recording and surveillance in Europe: protocol for a multi-sectoral, European, electronic Delphi study by Nurmatov, Ulugbek, Cowley, Laura Elizabeth, Rodrigues, Leonor Bettencourt, Naughton, Aideen, Debelle, Geoff, Alfandari, Ravit, Lamela, Diogo, Otterman, Gabriel, Jud, Andreas, Ntinapogias, Athanasios, Laajasalo, Taina, Soldino, Virginia, Stancheva, Vaska, Caenazzo, Luciana, Vaughan, Rachael, Christian, Cindy W, Drabarek, Katarzyna, Kemp, Alison Mary, Hurt, Lisa

“…IntroductionChild maltreatment (CM) is a complex global public health issue with potentially devastating effects on individuals’ physical and mental health and…”
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Health and social care: will they work together for children now? by Protheroe, Sue, Debelle, Geoff G, Holden, Chris, Powell, Jane

“…[...]non-adherence may persist over many months. Suspected fabricated or induced illness (FII) has been reported in children on Home PN who suffered from…”
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Making the case for greater certainty in child protection by Debelle, Geoff, Oates, Adam

“…Paediatricians, as with all healthcare professionals, have a duty to protect children from harm. They are called on to make the case for inflicted injury,…”
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Why the Children and Social Work Bill needs to be amended by Debelle, Geoff

“…It cannot be assumed that innovative practice is a force for good…”
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‘I just wanted someone to ask me’: when to ask (about child sexual abuse) by Debelle, Geoff, Powell, Robin

“…Listening to a child is a paramount activity, yet, the ‘silence is defeaning’.1 The importance of hearing the voice of the child or young person who is…”
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Comment on: The multisystemic nature and natural history of joint hypermobility syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in children by Bailey, Kathryn, Debelle, Geoff

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Differential diagnosis of child physical abuse: conditions that may be mistaken for child abuse by Morris, Helen, Debelle, Geoff

“…Child protection is one of the most difficult aspects of paediatric practice. Physical abuse is the commonest form of maltreatment identified by clinicians…”
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Physical abuse: more certainty now? by Debelle, Geoff

“…Abstract There is now a strong evidence base for the characteristics of inflicted injury. Professionals within the multidisciplinary team and the courts are…”
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Multiple cerebral abscesses in Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome by Kanthimathinathan, Hari Krishnan, Browne, Fiona, Ramirez, Roberto, McKaig, Sarah, Debelle, Geoff, Martin, Jeff, Chapple, Iain L C, Kay, Andrew, Moss, Celia

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Female genital mutilation: making the case for good practice by Debelle, Geoff

“…Since 2003, it has been illegal for a child to be taken out of the country for the purpose of FGM. The early efforts to prevent FGM focused on the risks to…”
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Child refugees: the right to compassion by Taylor, Sebastian, Debelle, Geoff, Modi, Neena

“…The UK must do more to meet its moral and legal obligations to migrant children…”
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Strategies to control pertussis in infants by Amirthalingam, Gayatri

“…The UK is currently in the midst of a large outbreak of pertussis, with the highest morbidity and mortality occurring in young unimmunised infants. This review…”
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Safeguarding in the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK tertiary children’s hospital experience by Masilamani, Kavitha, Lo, William B, Basnet, Ashish, Powell, Jane, Rodrigues, Desiderio, Tremlett, William, Jyothish, Deepthi, Debelle, Geoff

“…Methods Retrospective analysis of referrals from our hospital to children’s social care (CSC) from 1 April to 30 June 2020 was compared with data from the same…”
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Introducing consultant outpatient clinics to community settings to improve access to paediatrics: an observational impact study by McLeod, Hugh, Heath, Gemma, Cameron, Elaine, Debelle, Geoff, Cummins, Carole

“…In line with a national policy to move care 'closer to home', a specialist children's hospital in the National Health Service in England introduced…”
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The Typology and Topography of Child Abuse and Neglect: The Experience of a Tertiary Children’s Centre by Debelle, Geoff, Efstathiou, Nikolaos, Khan, Rafiyah, Williamson, Annette, Summan, Manjit, Taylor, Julie

“…Effective child protection systems and processes require reliable and accurate data. The aim of this study was to determine what data could be extracted from…”
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy by Debelle, Geoff, Morris, Helen, Shaw, Nick, Oates, Adam

“…To describe a safeguarding decision pathway for the assessment of osteopenic fractures in non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Literature review and…”
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