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Paediatrician on call for Asquith settings

Asquith Nurseries has appointed an in-house consultant paediatrician to give healthcare advice to children and parents and devise health policies for nursery staff.

Dr Andy Raffles is director of Children's Services for the East andNorth Herts NHS Trust, and is also a fellow of the University ofHertfordshire and a lecturer in paediatrics for the University ofCambridge.

His role will be as an adviser on health-related policies.

'If Asquith need to come up with a strategy related to a particularinfection or if the position on swine flu changes, I will work withAsquith on how we can manage that,' said Dr Raffles. 'I have alreadybeen working with Asquith on a comprehensive policy on allergies thatnurseries can use and how to manage the rest of the nursery whilekeeping children safe.

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