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The pace of recovery from COVID-19 can seem slow and it's easy to feel battered by the past two years. But there's important work being done - from the rollout of our workforce census to advocating for child health.

On Tuesday 25 January 2022, the Poverty and Inequality Commission published its advice to the Scottish Government on the Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26. The report concludes that child poverty isn’t reducing in Scotland; in fact, it remains at much the same level as before the Child Poverty Act...

On Monday 10 January, the Department of Health and Social Care in England launched a new campaign with the aim of encouraging parents to make ‘healthier choices’ when shopping for household groceries by using a new NHS Food Scanner App feature offering healthier alternatives. The campaign follows...

On 24 December, NHS England published its 2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance which sets out objectives and priorities for the year ahead. A new target date of 1 July 2022 has been agreed for statutory arrangements to take effect and ICBs (Integrated Care Boards) to be legally an...

The Children, Young People and Education Committee has published an inquiry on improving the emotional and mental health of children and young people in Wales. 

Additional resourcing of children’s health services is urgently needed as a new report highlights the daily struggle hospitals face to meet standards that provide children with high quality, safe and consistent healthcare.

Mental health problems in children and young people are common and account for a significant proportion of the burden of ill health in this age range. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines mental health as not simply the absence of disorder but ‘a state of wellbeing in which every individual r...

Read about the State of Child Health one year on, Facing the Future standards audit, Progress the new paediatric curriculum and much more...

Children’s doctors are today calling for councils to give every child an equal opportunity to good dental health as a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users reveals around one quarter had problems accessing free NHS dental care.

Today, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England.