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GB2RS News Sunday the 16th of February 2025 The news headlines: The RSGB has announced its Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion Listen out for stations operating for World Thinking Day on the Air New resources and ideas have been added to the RSGB British Science Week web pages The RSGB is delighted to announce that Samuel McCutchion, M7UEL will be the RSGB's Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion. Sam brings a wealth of hands-on experience to the role having been part of the Scouts from a young age in Beavers and then working his way up to Network. He then progressed to become an Assistant Section Leader. This knowledge will help the RSGB Youth Team to engage and offer amateur radio support to not only the Scouts but also the Cadets and Girlguiding. If you'd like to congratulate Sam on his role, or if you have any ideas you think would be useful to share, email him via youthchampion.scouts@rsgb.org.uk  Lots of amateur radio stations are on the air this weekend and next weekend for World Thinking Day on the Air. Listen out for them and encourage the young Girlguiding members. You can find details of some of the active stations via rsgb.org/thinking-day  but, if your station isn't listed, please share details on the RSGB social media channels. The event aims to encourage Girlguiding members to make friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of communication.   Have you visited the RSGB's British Science Week web pages yet? Two new worksheets have recently been added to inspire you to get involved and showcase amateur radio to new audiences. The activities were designed by the RSGB Outreach Team to fit in with this year's British Science Week theme of ‘Change and adapt'. If you'd like to deliver these activities to schools or youth groups, the Society has sample lesson plans, risk assessments and a guide to contacting your local school available on its website. Remember that British Science Week isn't just for younger audiences, it is open to all. If you're looking for ideas to get your friends and family involved or a local community group, go to rsgb.org/bsw  and visit the British Science Week resources page. There is a wealth of ideas available, from looking at the history of radio communications to building a sustainable system using only solar panels. If you have an activity planned for British Science Week, let the RSGB know by emailing the RSGB British Science Week Coordinator, Ian Neal, M0KEO via bsw@rsgb.org.uk  Details of events taking place will be shared on the Society's website.  The deadline for the RSGB Construction Competition is Saturday the 1st of March, which means you have less than two weeks left to submit your entry. The judges will be considering entries in six categories: beginners, construction excellence, innovation, software, antennas and outreach. To find out how to submit your application go to rsgb.org/construction-competition  The results of the competition will be announced during the 2025 RSGB Annual General Meeting on the 12th of  April.  If you are passionate about amateur radio and have some spare time to support fellow radio amateurs, why not become an RSGB District Representative? There are currently 12 vacancies across the United Kingdom, including in Belfast, Cambridgeshire and Lancashire. To find out if there is a vacancy in your region go to rsgb.org/volunteers  and then get in touch with the Regional Representative of the district with the vacancy. Amateur radio operators are reminded to take care when operating on the WRC-15 secondary amateur allocation at 5MHz. The UK still has no access to the full WRC-15 allocation. Despite requests, this seems unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. Whilst the UK is fortunate to have more generous licence conditions, these mustn't be put at risk by irresponsible operating in violation of the licence conditions, particularly in the 5358 to 5362kHz gap where there is no UK allocation. The RSGB website has detailed advice for operators, both for SSB and digital modes, on its rsgb.org/5mhz web page. Please take care not to transmit outside of the UK segments even if you hear other amateurs transmitting. Remember that signals heard may be coming from amateurs in other countries with different allocations. The RSGB ARDF Committee is pleased to announce the return of the British ARDF Championships in 2025. The Championships will be held as a three-day festival in early April 2025. Entries open on the 1st of March and will remain open right up until the event itself. Further information and updates can be found at tinyurl.com/ARDF25 Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10 am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week. And now for details of rallies and events The Red Rose Winter Rally is due to take place on Sunday the 23rd of February from 10 am at Mather Hall, Mather Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2PJ. Please note that the maximum number of five-foot tables per trader has had to be reduced from six to five. On a brighter note, the price remains as it has been for several years at £10 per table. For more information visit wmrc.co.uk The Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally will take place on Saturday the 1st of March at Hillsborough Village Centre, 7 Ballynahinch Road, BT26 6AR. The doors open at 10.30 am. For more details visit lvars.uk On the 2nd of March, the Exeter Radio Rally is taking place at a new venue. The event will be held at The Kenn Centre, EX6 7UE, from 10 am. Traders and catering will be available on-site. For more information phone Pete, G3ZVI on 07714 198 374 or email g3zvi@yahoo.co.uk Now the Special Event news Daren, 2E0LXY is hosting a special amateur radio event to raise funds for the Sheffield Children's Hospital today, the 16th. He will be operating on the 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m bands using FT8. He will also be active on the 2m and 70cm bands using FM. DMR users can talk to Daren via Brandmeister talk group 23530. More information, including how to donate, is available via Daren's QRZ.com page. Special callsign S5701DX is running during February in memory of Slavko, S57DX who became a Silent Key last February. The station has been heard recently using CW and SSB on the HF bands. For more information visit QRZ.com From the 1st to the 28th of March George, MM0JNL will once again be activating special event station GB0GTS. This year the station is active in support of the Great Tommy Sleepout. This national challenge aims to raise funds and awareness for all former UK service personnel who are living homeless. More details are available at QRZ.com and rbli.co.uk Now the DX news Bob, NC6Q is active as HP1TT from Panama until tomorrow, the 17th.  He is operating CW and some SSB on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL directly to NC6Q. Datta, VU2DSI is operating from Lonar Lake in India from the 20th to the 24th of February 2025. This unique location was formed by the impact of a meteor around 550,000 years ago. The station will be active on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands using SSB. More information can be found at QRZ.com Claudio, HB9OAU is active as D44OA from Sal Island, AF-086, Cape Verde until Tuesday the 18th. He is operating using CW and SSB on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World and Club Log.  Now the contest news The ARRL International DX Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday the 15th and runs until 2359UTC today, Sunday the 16th of February. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and transmit power. USA stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. On Tuesday the 18th, the RGSB 1.3GHz Activity Contest runs from 20:00 to 22:30 UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday the 20th, the RSGB 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 20:00 to 22:30 UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CQ 160m DX Contest starts at 22:00 UTC on Friday the 21st and ends at 22:00 UTC on Sunday the 23rd of February. Using SSB on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report and CQ zone. USA stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. The REF Contest starts at 06:00 UTC on Saturday the 22nd and ends at 18:00 UTC on Sunday the 23rd of February. Using SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number.  Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 13th of February 2025 Two large coronal holes on the Sun's surface have been spraying solar material towards Earth, pushing the Kp index to a high of 4.67. The solar wind speed has been consistently higher than 500 kilometres per second and, with a south-pointing interplanetary magnetic field, the plasma has flooded into Earth's magnetic field. There have been a few aurora warnings, but these have only been minor. As a result, the ionosphere has not been too badly affected and daytime maximum usable frequencies over a 3,000km path have generally remained above 28MHz, with the odd dip towards 24MHz. Coronal mass ejections have not made an appearance and there were only three M-class flares between the 9th and 13th of February. Meanwhile, the solar flux index fell to the 150s and 160s last week. Recent HF DX has included the V73WW DXpedition on the Marshall Islands, which has been worked from the UK, including on the 40, 30 and 20m bands using CW. The TX7N DXpedition to Marquesas Island in French Polynesia has just finished. It wasn't an easy path, but it was worked from the UK on all bands from 30 to 12m using FT8, CW and SSB. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index could rise a little, to be in the 180 to 190 range. Once Earth is free from the effects of the current coronal hole stream, we may expect the Kp index to retreat, perhaps to a maximum of 2. So, DX next week could be quite reasonable but, as always, keep an eye on solarham.com for daily updates. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The lingering high pressure just to the east of the UK is holding weather fronts over western Britain for the time being with any tropo benefits confined to eastern areas and being marginal at best.  During the coming week, changes will be slow but gradually a more determined push on the Atlantic fronts may bring them over most areas, except the extreme southeast of the country. This will make rain scatter more accessible although the models suggest that the fronts are likely to become weaker. So, they will not be especially useful by the time they reach the southeast. Sporadic-E is in its quiet season now, as are the meteor scatter prospects, with no major showers in attendance until the spring Lyrids in late April. Perhaps this quieter time is a chance to do some operating housekeeping. For example, you could update a list of nearby repeaters and beacons to help you track developing openings. Or maybe you could consider trying a new mode or band. Perhaps you could learn to use digital modes for meteor scatter. Maybe consider joining the increasing numbers trying CW on the 2m band. Moon declination went negative again on Saturday the 15th and path losses are rising as the Moon moves away to apogee, its furthest point from Earth, on Tuesday the 18th. 144MHz sky noise is low for most of the coming week but goes high for the weekend of Saturday the 22nd. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Ross Fisher, MBChB MSc MPhil FRCS RCPS is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield England. He trained in Medicine at Sheffield University graduating in 1988. After general surgical training he undertook 7 years of specialist training in Paediatric Surgery training in Sheffield, London, Bristol, Cardiff and Auckland, New Zealand. He took up his first Consultant post in Leicester in 2001, moving in 2011 to his Sheffield where he is the Lead for Surgical Oncology and Trauma. He has a strong background in Medical Education and is an international speaker lecturing principally on paediatric trauma management. He maintains a website http://ffolliet.com where he shares his ideas on #presentationskills.Twitter/X: @ffolliet

Russell and Jon are reunited from their time years ago hosting BBC Radio 6 Music shows together and as you might expect it's a great episode. Jon and Russell disagree about the need to rehabilitate a happy old woman, Jon waxes lyrical about a wild-west themed pub. He then praises a man who threatened a crowd with a hand grenade. It's a lot of fun and very much worth your time.   Jon is one of the patrons of The Children's Hospital Charity, which works bloody hard raising money to provide better care and conditions for the kids at Sheffield Children's Hospital. As far as causes go it's about as good as it gets. They're currently trying to raise £2 million to build a new research and technology centre. Click the link up there to find out more and make a small donation. Please do.   Russell is off next on the European leg of his tour, wearing a very fetching matching bobble hat and gloves because he's off up to the far North! Scandinavians, this is your time. Check out what country he's in, and what theatre then get yourselves some tickets because this show is lit. (I don't know the Danish for lit). Get your tickets at russell-howard.co.uk.   Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music

Leading to the International Women's Day, on the 8th of March 2024, the EPOS Website committee will broadcast one episode every week, promoting our female colleagues. This will be done in an alphabetical order. We thank them for everything they do! 3rd episode: 1. Prof Catharina Chiari, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Speising Hospital, Vienna, Austria 2. Dr Vasiliki Chatziravdeli - Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hippocrates' General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece 3. Miss Sara Dorman - Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheffield Children's Hospital, UK

I am joined by Postie Malone we discuss PPW, CWE, Fight factory and other promotions How he came up with the Postie character The parcel spot at First Pursuit Raising money for Sheffield Children's Hospital and much more if you would like to help with the Sheffield Children's Hospital charity please Contact Postie on his Instagram or contact PPW via their website or Socials --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worktheleftsidepod/message

Health inequalities are widening in paediatrics. Those that are more disadvantaged experience more safety issues whilst in health care.  If we can make our healthcare systems more equitable for the children and young people we can for, they will be safer in our care. In episode 5 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Helen Stewart, Dr Cian Wade and Dr Mimi Malhotra to explore how patient safety and health inequalities are inextricably linked. Tackling healthcare inequalities can improve safety and vice versa.  Dr Stewart shares her knowledge and experience as the RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement as to how our children are impacted by health inequalities. Dr Wade and Dr Malhotra discuss their BMJ paper, Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities, and explore some of the improvement avenues that are available to clinicians and service providers. Thank you for listening. Dr Natalie Wyatt, RCPCH Clinical Fellow and Jonathan Bamber, RCPCH Head of Quality Improvement | Produced by 18Sixty Please be advised that this podcast series contains stories relating to child death and harm. All views, thoughts and opinions expressed belong to the guests and not necessarily to their employer, linked organisations or RCPCH. Download transcript (PDF) About the Patient Safety series As doctors we ‘first, do no harm'. However, the systems in which we work are rife with safety issues and resultant harm. In thinking about how to improve this, we have brought together leaders in the field to discuss challenging and thought-provoking issues around keeping our children safe in healthcare settings. We hope you will be entertained, educated and energised to make strides in improving the safety of the children that you care for. The RCPCH Patient Safety Portal has lots of resources, including a wealth of learning about paediatric patient safety. The RCPCH health inequalities programme of work can be found on our key topics pages. It is imperative to turn this knowledge into action through improvement activities.  About the speakers Dr Helen Stewart is a Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Sheffield Children's Hospital. She also has an interest in public health and health inequalities, which has led to her becoming the Officer for Health Improvement at RCPCH. Dr Cian Wade completed a National Medical Director Clinical Fellowship with NHS England. He is a Fulbright Scholar who recently completed a Master of Public Health at Harvard University and now consults for health systems and healthcare providers. Dr Mimi Malhotra completed a National Medical Director Clinical Fellowship with the Health Foundation. Dr Malhotra continues to work as a respiratory trainee in London with ab honorary clinical lectureship at UCL. Topics/organisations/papers referenced in this episode Wade, C, Malhotra, A.M., et al (2022). Action of patient safety can reduce health inequalities. BMJ North West & North Wales critical care transport service Michael Marmot Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) RCPCH Health Improvement Committee National Medical Directors Fellowship The Health Foundation  RCPCH Child health inequalities driven by child poverty in the UK - position statement Increased risk of perioperative pulmonary embolism and sepsis in black patients (Urban Institute) Increase risk of adverse drug events in black people (Medical Care) MBRRACE study: A comparison of the care of Asian, Black and White women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death Racial and ethnic differences in bystander CPR for witnessed cardiac arrest (The New England Journal of Medicine) Skin Deep WHAM (Wellbeing and Health Action Movement) health inequalities map Race-based vs race-conscious model of medicine (The Lancet) Decentralisation of public services in Greater Manchester (PDF) Sugar tax explained Vaping in children (RCPCH response to Government plan to ban disposable vapes) Health and Social Care Committee - a Commons Select Committee Core20PLUS5 – An approach to reducing health inequalities for children and young people Nationwide Children's Hospital (US) Shared decision making framework (NICE) Closed feedback loop communication Ian Sinha: The cost of the clinic visit (European Respiratory Journal) RCPCH Engaging children and young people resources RCPCH Six step toolkit for child health inequalities and poverty WHAM (Wellbeing and Health Action Movement) portal Institute for Healthcare Improvement Natural language processing (Wikipedia)

Sally Shearer OBE joins Laura for this episode of the Leadership series. Sally discusses her previous experience as a nursery nurse in a Special Care Baby Unit and what led her to complete her nurse training at the University of Nottingham. Sally discusses her career and her journey as a Director of Nursing at Barts Health and then at Sheffield Children's as Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive. Sally gives advice for anyone looking at applying for a new role and the positives of moving to a new role in a different area. Sally is a member of a National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel as a registered children's nurse. She gives advice for anyone involved in safeguarding and the importance of seeking support and advice. Sally is a mentor for nurses and she finds this enables her to keep her sense of reality. To find out more about the Child Safeguarding review panel: About us - Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Trigger warning:This episode discusses child safeguarding and caring for patient's who have self harmed

If your charity aims to win and grow corporate partnerships, then one important asset is a proposition or first step that's both easy to understand and genuinely enticing to companies. This isn't easy, so I was really interested to hear how Laura Webb approached it for Leeds Hospitals Charity. In mid-September 2020, she got inspired by the brilliant Snowflake Appeal at Sheffield Children's Hospital charity, and with an incredibly short time, she and her colleagues created their own campaign, inviting businesses to Sponsor the Sparkle in December 2020. In just four weeks, the campaign attracted 20 companies to donate, generating over £35,000. One important part of the story is that more than half of these companies started supporting the charity for the first time. In this episode, Laura explains how they did it, practical tips and various lessons learned. If you want to share this episode with colleagues or on social media because you think it will help other charities – THANK YOU VERY MUCH! - we are both on Linked In and on twitter, I am @woods_rob.

Newcastle-born author, Malcolm Duffy, has a background in advertising.  And has won numerous awards for copy, press, TV and radio. He worked for Comic Relief as Creative Director where he created campaigns for Red Nose Day and Sport Relief.He has written three novels for young people.  His debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad. ME.  dealt with the subject of domestic abuse and won several awards including Sheffield Children's Book Award, Redbridge Children's Book Award and was a World Book Night title for 2019.This was followed by the equally successful Sofa Surfer, a story which brought homelessness to the foreground.In this episode, Malcolm talks to Nikki Gamble about his third novel, Read Between the Lies.About Read Between the LiesTwo very different boys, one new family, a shared struggle and a big secret. Tommy is talented, cool, a young offender, and dyslexic. Ryan is smart, uncool, well-behaved, and dyslexic.The two develop an unlikely friendship. As Ryan helps Tommy to read, a secret is revealed that will change their lives forever. Prize-winning Malcolm Duffy's third novel explores the joys and challenges of dyslexia in a story full of his hallmark heart and humour. Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes.Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentreFull details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk

In today's #AskAboutAsthma podcast, Nicki Barker and Moira Gibbons tell us all about Moving on Asthma – a resource for young people living with asthma, developed by the Respiratory Research Team at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Check out the Moving on Asthma website at: https://movingonasthma.org.uk And for more #AskAboutAsthma content, visit: www.healthylondon.org/ask-about-asthma You can also listen to the full asthma rap here: https://youtu.be/yCJuIvD1b5o

At 7:30 on the morning of 24 May 2019, Police officers attended a house on Gregg House Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The police had received reports of concerns. The reports were from neighbours, with concern for the safety of children inside the property.The police then initiated a large scale response to the incident. Fifteen police cars arrived to raid the property, during which the police located six children—aged 7 months, 3yo, 10, 11, 13 (Tristan Barrass) and 14 years old (Blake Barrass).All 6 of those children were unconscious inside the property. Officers arrested two people, a 37-year-old man (Brandon Machin) and a 34-year-old woman (Sarah Barrass), on suspicion of murder.The area surrounding Gregg House Road was placed under lockdown, including Hartley Brook Primary Academy, whose playground was used for the landing of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at the scene after the police raid. In Addition to the Air ambulance, Four road ambulances also attended.All six children were transported to Sheffield Children's Hospital for treatment. The eldest two children, aged 13 and 14, later died in hospital. The four remaining children were conscious and in a non-life threatening condition, but they remained hospitalised for a short while.Police later narrowed down the cordon to the affected street and confirmed they were not looking for other suspects in connection with the "isolated" incident, and there was no wider risk to the community.As all of this was happening Social media was going crazy!The speculation was rife and the police and ambulance response was that big people were speculating and reporting that a mass shooting had occurred.Because Hartley Brook Primary Academy was within the lockdown cordon and was used as a landing site for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. people obviously feared the worst and believed the mass shooting was at school.A press release by South Yorkshire Police later ruled out a shooting, confirming that no shots had been fired and there had not been an incident at the school.--------------DISCLAIMERThis is a real, unsolved Murder, cold case, so it's important that if you share or comment you do so with the appropriate sensitivity. -----------------Spotting the signs of child abuse NSPCChttps://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/spotting-signs-child-abuse/------------If you like my content please subscribe. - Click here - https://youtube.com/allimsayingis?sub_confirmation=1 All I'm Saying Is, is now in lots of places, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and wherever you listen to your podcasts. For a full list please visit my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/itsallimsaying ------ CHAPTERSIntro - 00:00Disclaimer - 02:08About Sarah Barrass & Brandon Machin - 02:24Sarah & her family -  04:14Week Leading Upto Incident : 08:11The Murders : 10:05Police Arrive : 13:12Evil From Birth : 15:23#Truecrime #coldcase #murdermystery

This week's Episode 2 of The Savvy Property Investors Show focuses on “DOC GETTING HIGH ON PROPERTY ‘TRIP” with special guest: Dr. Prithviraj Rao DO YOU KNOW: How to avoid making mistakes as a property investor Why are Joint Ventures the Way Forward? What are the Top Tips for Success in Property? This week's podcast episode covers all this and more. Been a senior NHS Consultant in Sheffield Children's hospital for over 10 years and have expertise worldwide as an expert paediatric gastroenterologist. I'm well published in academia and developed an international reputation in my field. I specialise in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities which people from all over the world come to us in Sheffield to get trained in. Have held senior management positions in NHS too and then used midlife crisis at 40 to do a deep dive into property and learn all about it. Used the first 2 years to learn and made a few mistakes but the low-risk appetite as a doctor meant that I didn't make many. I could the use the BRRRR model for HMOs in Sheffield to recycle cash quickly to acquire assets. I've then used the pandemic and time isolating at home …. to share my knowledge (and contacts) to educate everyone around me via virtual media. This, unknowingly, then led to multiple joint ventures in which I'm now providing the turnkey solution (sweat equity) to enable a lot of partners to buy, refurb, refinance and rent properties for high yields for JV partners across the country. Most of them are doctors too. GUEST CONTACT DETAILS: Connect with Dr. Prithviraj Rao on: https://www.wellthproperty.co.uk/ http://linkedin.com/in/prithviraj-rao-0ba9651a5 Remember to subscribe and join our podcast community on Facebook using the following links: Connect with Sapphire on: WEBSITE https://www.savvywomen.co.uk/podcast https://www.sapphiregray.co.uk/podcast https://www.swiacademy.com/podcast EMAIL podcast@savvywomen.co.uk SOCIALS https://www.facebook.com/50savvywomen     https://www.instagram.com/50savvywomen Clubhouse @SapphireGray Click our Listen Now to learn more.

The lockdowns imposed during the pandemic have presented immense challenges for all, especially teachers. Everyone has been affected in a multitude of ways and it has had a profound impact on children, particularly those that are vulnerable. A lot of lessons have been learnt along this rollercoaster of a journey and in this week's episode, my guest Wendy Lee, discusses the impact of school disruption due to COVID, on children's speech, language and communication skills. It has a significant impact on children's learning and future outcomes, but there is also a very high correlation with mental health. Wendy is a speech and language therapist with over 30 years' experience in a wide range of settings. We explore her experiences, looking at how speech and language therapists worked together with schools during the past 18 months and share what she has seen in terms of children's language and communication and what has worked to support children with language difficulties. Useful Links Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Communication and Language Skills in Children - Sara A. Charney, Stephen M. Camarata, Alexander Chern, 2021 (sagepub.com) Lockdowns hurt child speech and language skills - report - BBC News Report (ican.org.uk) Microsoft PowerPoint - APPG presentation - December 2020 - FINAL (rcslt.org) Helping your school age child and toddler to talk – Afasic Coronavirus resources for children and families - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk) Coronavirus: ‘Concerning' impact on language development and PSED among four- to five-year-olds | Nursery World Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme | Nursery WorldImpact of Covid-19 disruptions in primary schools: attainment gaps and school responses | Projects | Education Endowment Foundation | EEF

Dione Rogers, CNIO Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Holly Carr, Nurse, a nurse at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Florence Nightingale Fellow at NHSX, have both been diagnosed with dyslexia. Through their diagnosis and interest in health technology, the two have formed a mentorship to support each other professionally and also personally. In this episode they share their story with host Andrea Downey, including how they use technology to manage their diaries, workload and out of the box thinking - something Carr likens to fireworks.

Swapna Haddow trained as a doctor, but after discovering she didn't like blood, decided on a career change and wrote her first book Dave Pigeon: How to Deal With Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers, which won the Greenhouse Funny Prize. Dave Pigeon was also the winner of the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award, Read Aloud category 2016, winner of Surrey Libraries' Children's Book Award 2017, winner of the Fantastic Book Awards 2018 and selected as part of the Tom Fletcher Book Club 2, in association with WHSmith. Dave Pigeon was also shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2016, the Leicester Libraries Our Best Book Award 2017 and the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2017. The second book in the series, Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!), was shortlisted for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Crystal Kite Award 2018 and the third book in the series, Dave Pigeon (Racer!), was shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2019.In this episode, Swapna talks to Nikki Gamble about her book 1947: Torn Apart, which tells the story of two boys at the time of the partition of India. The story is set in Delhi.About 1847 Torn ApartA thrilling and moving account of the largest movement of people in history, telling both sides of the story through the voices of children at the heart of Partition. It's October 1947 and two young boys find themselves thrown together during the dramatic changes of Partition. As the new India and Pakistan are born, can the friendship between these two children rise above the tensions between the two countries? When the British announced they would be leaving India, a feeling of hope bubbled up in towns and villages across the country - they would be free to rule themselves at last! But deciding to split the country in two - Partition - would soon mean so much more.

If your charity works wants to win and grow corporate partnerships, then one really valuable asset is a proposition or first step that is both easy to understand and enticing to those companies. This is by no means easy, so I was fascinated to hear the way Laura Webb approached it for Leeds Hospitals Charity. In mid-September 2020, she got inspired by the brilliant Snowflake Appeal at Sheffield Children’s Hospital charity, and in hardly any time, she and her colleagues created their own campaign, inviting businesses to Sponsor the Sparkle in December 2020. In just four weeks, the campaign attracted 20 companies to donate, generating over £35,000. One invaluable element is that more than half these companies were supporting the charity for the first time. In this episode, Laura explains how they did it and various they lessons learned. If you want to share this episode with colleagues or on social media because you think it will help other charities – THANK YOU VERY MUCH! - we are both on Linked In and on twitter, I am @woods_rob.

In her first podcast for GPnotebook, Dr Kate Chesterman discusses new evidence on the management of children with non-blanching rashes with Dr Edward Snelson. Dr Snelson is a Consultant Emergency Paediatrician at Sheffield Children's Hospital and is the author of the blog GPpaedstips. Should we be treating every non-blanching rash as meningococcal disease, and if not, why not? What important differentials do we want to consider in children with a fever and a non-blanching rash? Can GPs safely decide which children require emergency treatment?

In her first podcast for GPnotebook, Dr Kate Chesterman discusses new evidence on the management of children with non-blanching rashes with Dr Edward Snelson. Dr Snelson is a Consultant Emergency Paediatrician at Sheffield Children's Hospital and is the author of the blog GPpaedstips. Should we be treating every non-blanching rash as meningococcal disease, and if not, why not? What important differentials do we want to consider in children with a fever and a non-blanching rash? Can GPs safely decide which children require emergency treatment?

Today stories: Yorkshire joins the first anniversary of national lockdown; Sculpture trail to return in support of Sheffield Children's Hospital; York residents consulted over new home development plans; Huddersfield Town great Frank Worthington dies at 72. Available every weekday evening.

James joined Aaron on the Community Show this week to chat about his new book ‘Enjoying the Premier League Ride’. The book covers everything from Mental Health & cycling to all away games last season following the Blades. All proceeds with be donated to Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Persistent coughing in children is always a challenge, both for parents trying to describe and measure the cough, and for doctors making a diagnosis. In the current climate, this is all the more difficult, seeing as a continual cough is one of the major symptoms of COVID-19. UK Government guidance advises that anyone with a persistent cough should get a coronavirus test. But with the reopening of schools and the beginning of the cold & flu season both coinciding with a national shortage of tests available, should we all err on the side of caution and try to get a test at the first sign of a cough or sniffle, or can the data on cold virus symptoms help parents and GPs make an informed judgement on the likelihood that their child's cough indicates COVID? Our guests: Tim Spector is a professor of Genetic Epidemiology, and director of the TwinsUK Registry, at King's College London. Edward Snelson is a paediatrician in the paediatric emergency department at Sheffield Children's Hospital.

Persistent coughing in children is always a challenge, both for parents trying to describe and measure the cough, and for doctors making a diagnosis. In the current climate, this is all the more difficult, seeing as a continual cough is one of the major symptoms of COVID-19. UK Government guidance advises that anyone with a persistent cough should get a coronavirus test. But with the reopening of schools and the beginning of the cold & flu season both coinciding with a national shortage of tests available, should we all err on the side of caution and try to get a test at the first sign of a cough or sniffle, or can the data on cold virus symptoms help parents and GPs make an informed judgement on the likelihood that their child's cough indicates COVID? Our guests: Tim Spector is a professor of Genetic Epidemiology, and director of the TwinsUK Registry, at King's College London. Edward Snelson is a paediatrician in the paediatric emergency department at Sheffield Children's Hospital.

Dr Carrie Mackenzie at Sheffield Children's Hospital reflects on her team's journey throughout the QI Collaborative programme and offers recommendations to teams wishing to embark on quality improvement projects of their own.

This week we speak with Professor Paul Dimitri. Paul is a Professor of Child Health and Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and has worked in the field of Paediatrics since 1998 and Paediatrics Endocrinology since 2004. Professor Dimitri is the Director of Research & Innovation at the Sheffield Children's Hospital and the Director of the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Children and Young People MedTech Co-operative (NIHR CYP MedTech).  Paul is also the Clinical Lead for the National TITCH (Technology Innovation Transforming Child Health) Network established to support the development and adoption of technology for children's healthcare.As part of the paediatric endocrinology team, Prof. Dimitri sees patients with disorders of growth and puberty, and disorders of hormone excess and deficiency. Professor Dimitri is internationally recognised in his research area studying the impact of childhood obesity on bone health and skeletal development. Paul is currently leading a proposal for a global first Centre for Child Health Technology (CCHT) which is set to provide the world's most advanced healthcare for children and young people.If built the CCHT (centre) will bring together experts in health, academia and industry to stimulate technical innovation, attract inward investment and to support sustainable change and reduce costs to the NHS.This is why our conversation this week centres around “Technology” and why technology will play a significant part in children's health and care. More information on the proposed Centre for Child Health Technology can be found here.  Thinking of Oscar website and contact details can be found here. Follow us on Twitter here. Theme Music - ‘Mountain' – copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000 Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon, Violin Jane Griffiths Podcast artwork thanks to The Podcast Design Experts

In this podcast you can expect to learn about:The importance of research in children's health.The Academic Toolkit that helps students and other health professionals get into research.Some of the challenges students face pursuing a career in paediatrics and during their training .Some of the struggles students, trainees and other health professionals face while trying to get into research.We would really appreciate it if you would complete this short survey (6 questions) after listening. "Without research and without data you cannot make decisions that are in the best interests of the patient.  It's as simple as that......."This week we speak with the wonderful Professor Nick Bishop about the importance of ‘Research' for children's health. The conversation was educational and inspirational, and we hope that you enjoy listening to Nick as much as we did.Nick is Vice President for Science and Research at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK and also Professor of Paediatric Bone Disease and Head of the Academic Unit of Child Health in the Department of Oncology and Metabolism at the University of Sheffield.  He is also an honorary consultant at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. He graduated in medicine from Manchester University in 1982 and trained as a paediatrician in Manchester, Cambridge and Canada before moving to Sheffield and establishing the Children's Metabolic Bone Disease Service, now the largest service of its kind in Western Europe.He is Director of the Sheffield Children's Clinical Research Facility, Associate Director of the Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children, co-lead of the Clinical Trials Working Group of the European Reference Network for Rare Bone Diseases, and the immediate past-President of the Academic Paediatric Association of Great Britain and Ireland.Download a summary of the Key Learning Points, here [coming soon].Thinking of Oscar website and contact details can be found here. Follow us on Twitter here. Theme Music - ‘Mountain' – copyright Lisa Fitzgibbon 2000 Written & performed by Lisa Fitzgibbon, Violin Jane Griffiths Podcast artwork thanks to The Podcast Design Experts

Matthew Rhodes talks to Tom Cotterill, who finished a half marathon on 31st July and raised £1,500 for Sheffield Children's Hospital cancer and leukaemia ward.

Consultant Paediatrician Dr Carrie Mackenzie reflects on her team’s journey throughout the QI Collaborative programme and offers recommendations to teams wishing to embark on quality improvement projects of their own.

This week we're meeting Digital Artist Ben Carlin @BenjCarlin - co founder of MegaVerse @WeAreMegaverse; an immersive content studio, specialising in interactive experiences & installations for VR, AR, XR & physical applications. Ben tells us all about his ground-breaking collaborations with the likes of NYT & Sheffield Children's Hospital, and gives us an insight into what the future might look like. 

In his latest interview, Dan Wooding interviews Kathy Green, who was born and raised in Sheffield, which was for many years, the steel capital of the UK. She has a powerful story to share with lots of pain. Now a Christian, she works with Church Army and has been chaplain at the Sheffield Children's Hospital for many years, where she ministers to dying children and their families. It is a don’t miss interview, especially for those going through difficult times in their marriage and with their sick children. Note: Please help Assist News Service to be a voice for Christians around the world. Donate to ANS today

In his latest interview, Dan Wooding interviews Kathy Green, who was born and raised in Sheffield, which was for many years, the steel capital of the UK. She has a powerful story to share with lots of pain. Now a Christian, she works with Church Army and has been chaplain at the Sheffield Children's Hospital for many years, where she ministers to dying children and their families. It is a don’t miss interview, especially for those going through difficult times in their marriage and with their sick children. Note: Please help Assist News Service to be a voice for Christians around the world. Donate to ANS today

Dr Nicola Jay, Consultant Paediatric Allergist talks with Dr Sumit Das, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist Oxford, about allergies and asthma. Having worked as a paediatric allergist at Sheffield Children’s for a decade, Dr Jay has developed research interests in the prevention of food allergy as part of the BEEP study, looking at minority population to improve health, moving allergy services into the community to improve access and delabelling of antibiotic allergy.

How can we respond to the challenge of reward in the NHS? Paul Wallace, Director of Employment Relations and Reward at NHS Employers meets Steve Ned, Director of HR and OD at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Sarah Messenger, LGA Consultant at the Local Government Association, to find out.