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Scotland eBulletin - July 2017

15 August 2017

Steve Turner, Officer for Scotland, introduces this month's newsletter for our members in Scotland.

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Local Government Association calls for urgent action on childhood obesity following increase in children with Type 2 diabetes

14 August 2017

Ahead of the first anniversary of the publication of the Government’s childhood obesity plan the Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for urgent action to tackle childhood obesity, given the rising rates of children diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Although not every case of Type 2 diabetes ...

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Latest national maternity audit highlights concerns over midwives shortages and consistency of care

10 August 2017

The first report from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) provides comprehensive information on how maternity and neonatal care is delivered by the NHS in England, Scotland and Wales. Findings highlight difficulties with staffing and a variation across maternity units in the provision ...

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Focus magazine for members - summer 2017

1 July 2017

We look back at Conference 2017 and the release of our Global impact report. Our cover story covers the surprise general election and what this means for child health.

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Warning - children not eating ‘five a day’

4 April 2017

Figures reveal that only 8% of 11-18 year-olds are achieving the daily five portion target.