'This is such positive historic progress, a landmark moment. Never has the NHS shown such support to stop sudden unexplained death in childhood.'
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Sudden unexplained death in childhood is a rare category of death in which the cause remains unknown even after thorough investigation.NHS England has said it will now begin a series of measures to change this, a move welcomed by the charity SUDC UK.
Office of National Statistics data from 2020 and 2021 shows SUDC is the fourth leading category of death in one to four-year-olds in England and WalesAbout 12,000 scientific studies have been published into SIDS - only 50 have been for SUDCSource: NHS England /"The NHS public website still contains no basic information on sudden unexplained death in childhood, there is also no consistent medical awareness or education on this category of death.
The measures the NHS is implementing were outlined to Mr and Mrs Rogers's local MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, after he wrote to the chief executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard., said she welcomed the commitment from the NHS to transform information for SUDC parents.
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