Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour party, has today promised to end the ‘scandal of plummeting child health outcomes’ over the last 14 years.
Measures under Labour’s Child Health Action Plan include the introduction of a targeted toothbrushing scheme for three- to-five-year-olds and free breakfast clubs in every school, previously announced by the party, and expanded mental health support.
The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) said it ‘remained sceptical about how a supervised toothbrushing scheme will work in practice.’ It added ‘further thought and additional funding’ is needed’, and emphasised the importance of making sure parents don’t ‘inadvertently think that basic care is something that can or should be outsourced to schools’.
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