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The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is to introduce new registers to identify children who are not in school as well as paving the way for a unique identifier number for children across...
Almost a quarter of pupils report being frequently bullied with those with SEND or living in poverty at increased risk.
More than 45 health experts and organisations have urged the government to increase funding for public health ahead of this month's budget in an open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor..
Neglect has become ‘normalised’ as poverty has risen and community support for parents has decreased. However, too often it does not meet the threshold for intervention..
Research by the children's commissioner for England reveals extent to which the children and young people referred to mental health services are waiting to receive the support they need.
When stopping taking antidepressants, the risk of experiencing one or more discontinuation (withdrawal) symptoms such as dizziness, headache, nausea, insomnia and irritability is 15%, according to a...
The children's cancer charity, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT), is highlighting the crucial role health visitors can play in the early diagnosis retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer..
A campaign for a school nurse in every school has been launched in a bid to reverse a ‘steep decline’ that has seen a 33% fall in the number of school nurses since 2009. A new report–based on a...
Ameasure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This detected excess fat mass and...
A campaign for a school nurse in every school has been launched in a bid to reverse a ‘steep decline’ that has seen a 33% fall in the number of school nurses since 2009. A new report – based on a...
The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet. These trends, together with the...
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