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'Simple scheme' to cut child deaths

A new scheme, aimed at helping to cut the number of child deaths, is being pioneered in UK hospitals.
At present, death rates among sick children in the UK don't compare well to Europe's best-performing country for child mortality - Sweden.
It's thought each year, in comparison to Sweden, there could be as many as 1,951 excess deaths among sick children in the UK.
But a new scheme called SAFE hopes to change this and it is a remarkably simple idea.
It involves nurses, doctors and parents getting together for a 'huddle' to share information on a sick child.
It's hoped this will help spot any signs they are getting worse.
Joanna Gosling spoke to Dr Peter Lachman, who is helping to pioneer the scheme, Claire Logan who is a ward manager at Birmingham Children's Hospital which is taking part and Emma Francis who got involved when her daughter became ill.

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