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Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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More than half of parents are working extra, unpaid hours, which is overwhelming them and threatening to sabotage work-life balance improvements, finds new research.

Mayor to consider plans to tackle child obesity

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

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London’s Child Obesity Taskforce has announced its 10 ambitions to improve child health across the capital.

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

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Sunday, September 1, 2019

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New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

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Friday, August 30, 2019

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Three-quarters of parents say that a lack of play areas is affecting their child's health, figures suggest.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

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A thousand health visitors in the most deprived parts of England will be given specialist training to help close the language gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

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Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit

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Monday, August 6, 2018

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According to the Child Poverty Action Group, working families claiming universal credit are losing hundreds of pounds because of a 'flaw' in the system.

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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Friday, July 27, 2018

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Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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Levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began.

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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The number of children in the last year of primary school severely obese is almost double that of those in Reception, according to a new analysis by the Local Government Association.

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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The Government has come under fire from both the education and health select committees of MPs, who say that its flawed plans risk leaving hundreds of thousands of children without the care they need.

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Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

Mayor to consider plans to tackle child obesity

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

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