It comes as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) launched new guidance about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in children - previously known as Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.

Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of abuse where parents exaggerate or cause their child's medical condition. Families and charities claim there is a "wave of false allegations".

Fabricated or induced illness (FII) is a term used by professionals when they believe a parent or carer is trying to convince doctors and other professionals that a child is “more seriously ill than ...

Cases of fabricated or induced illness are rare, hard to prove and, according to some experts, don’t even exist. So how do you deal with a suspected example? “It’s hard to judge how much risk this ...

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse where a parent or carer fabricates symptoms of illness in a child. It is also known as fabricated or induced illness (FII), per the UK's ...

Healthcare professionals should be on the lookout for "caregiver-fabricated illness" in children ... caregiver's fabricated claims or signs and symptoms induced by the caregiver," they write.

A woman has admitted the child neglect of a baby who police said suffered a "fabricated and induced illness". Cleveland Police were contacted in August 2016 by NHS and social service workers ...

It is now called fabricated or induced illness (FII) by the NHS. Blanchard testified that her mother convinced doctors, and those around her, she had leukaemia and muscular dystrophy, forcing her ...

It comes as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) launched new guidance about fabricated or induced illness (FII) in children - previously known as Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.