Shockingly nearly a third of 5 year olds in England suffer from tooth decay and it is the commonest reason for admission to hospital for children aged 5 to 9 years [1]. It is almost totally preventable however many children …
Health visitors teams have a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of children and families. Services throughout the country have been transformed over the last 4 years to improve access, outcomes and experience, which will reduce health inequalities. …
One of our ambitions for healthcare public health is to make the ‘vital visible’. This means being able to show the amazing work that health care professionals are doing to prevent illness, protect health and promote wellbeing and resilience. So …
Child sexual exploitation is a highly sensitive issue and often a taboo subject. Many professionals find it difficult to talk about the subject and others feel they just don’t have the expertise to tackle such an complex issue. Child sexual …
I remember a time in my childhood when I religiously ate an apple every day. It seemed like a habit worth making. Today, children and young people are ravenous for technology, habitually reaching for a piece of tech, generally with …
I am delighted to have a very special guest blog on my page today to accompany the launch of the new material on School Nursing launched today. Lauren Goddard is a young carer who I had the pleasure of meeting …
The health of our children and young people and their ability to get the best from their education is vital for individual life chances and our future society. Young people face many challenges in their developing years and have been …
