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Guidance for multi-agency working

Monday, July 14, 2014

New guidance to support local authorities in commissioning children's public health services from next year identifies ways in which health visitors and early years providers can work together to achieve effective outcomes.

Family Health: Dear Parent

Features

Monday, July 14, 2014

In a letter to all parents of young children, Dr Raj Thakkar offers some guidance on both common and more serious medical conditions, what symptoms to look out for, and how to treat them

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

News

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware that it is safer for children up until the age of four to be placed in rear-facing car seats, claims a new study.

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

News

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

New guidance for childcare and health professionals about portion sizes for one - to three-year-olds has been published by an independent group of leading nutritionists and child health experts.

Weaning policy queried as study finds breastfeeding risks

News

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Feeding a baby exclusively on breast milk for the first six months of life could be linked to a higher risk of anaemia, food allergies and coeliac disease, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

News

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Nurseries need to re-think babies' mealtimes and allow them to feed themselves or risk losing business, according to baby-led weaning advocate Gill Rapley.

Caterers teach family cooking at local centres

News

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Parents are learning how to prepare healthier meals for their children in cookery sessions run by a catering company in seven Sure Start children's centres across the country.

A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... head lice

Features

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

'Doctor! My children have got head lice, again. I need help!'

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

News

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Fifty-five per cent of school support staff have seen an increase this year in the number of children relying on breakfast clubs, finds new research.

Welfare cuts force more than a million people in the UK to turn to food aid

News

Thursday, May 30, 2013

A new report from Oxfam and Church Action on Poverty warns that Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families.

Breakfast clubs forced to close

News

Monday, September 17, 2012

As the new school year gets underway, a growing number of breakfast clubs in primary schools across England are having to shut their doors due to budget cuts. This is despite evidence of accelerating demand for the clubs.

A Unique Child: Health - A Doctor's Diary ... a Limp

Features

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Recently, during a busy Monday clinic, a mother brought her son in to see me. He had recently suffered a cold and for the last 24 hours had been more clingy and been limping on his left leg.