Child health - news
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Oxford University study finds that a third of teenagers are bullied regularly
12 July 2017
Research suggests greater efforts needed to tackle different forms of bullying
Scotland leads the world in tackling 'period poverty'
11 July 2017
Free sanitary products will be provided to low income girls and women as part of six month pilot scheme
All newborns to be given hepatitis B jab
10 July 2017
Babies born in the UK after 1 August will now be offered the vaccine as part of routine immunisations
Rate of teenage pregnancies in Scotland at new low
7 July 2017
However, deprivation continues to negatively impact numbers
Report reveals NHS attended to 9,000 FGM cases last year
5 July 2017
Royal College of Nursing warns that numbers are not declining fast enough
British teenagers among world's most extreme internet users, report says
30 June 2017
Over a third of young people in the UK use the internet for more than six hours a day
Social mobility: radical reform urged to repair divided Britain
28 June 2017
Analysis of government policies over past twenty years reveals interventions had minimal impact
Half of transgender pupils in the UK 'tried to take their own lives', survey finds
27 June 2017
Stonewall survey reveals impact of bullying on LGBT students’ wellbeing
European Court of Justice ruling could put vaccination programmes at risk
23 June 2017
Decision means cases can be brought forward without scientific evidence
Plastic surgery apps being targeted at children
22 June 2017
Nuffield Council on Bioethics calls for age restrictions on cosmetic procedures
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