As students start to return to school, it’s important to be aware of the winter illnesses currently circulating and the best ways to protect your child and others. This blog lists 5 things that can help.
All newborn babies in England are now being offered screening for four additional rare genetic disorders through the expansion of newborn screening. The current NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme now includes screening for: homocystinuria (HCU), maple syrup urine disease …
...learnt. Learning good habits and building emotional resilience in the school years is vital for life chances and school nurses are a key part of the public health workforce giving...
...as they take on the commissioning of this programme in 2015. We are working closely with the Early Intervention Foundation, which has 20 pilot sites on early intervention for children...
...to every child born in the region to have the best start in life. We didn’t take long to agree that the first few months and years of a child’s...
We must do more to improve our children’s health – this is the call for action from the Chief Medical Officer for England in her latest Annual Report. In a hard-hitting analysis, Dame Sally Davies has set out the main …
