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Vaccinations important and highly effective, says child health expert
27 March 2019
The 做厙輦⑹ highly recommends vaccination and that anyone who has concerns or questions talk to their health visitor, practice nurse or general practitioner (GP).
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Welsh Government move closer to physical punishment ban
25 March 2019
Wales has taken the next step towards protecting childrens rights by introducing legislation to end the physical punishment of children. 做厙輦⑹ responds.
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做厙輦⑹ responds to impact of social media on young people inquiry
18 March 2019
The APPG on Social Media and Young Peoples Mental Health and Wellbeing call for more research and tighter social media regulation. 做厙輦⑹ responds saying social media has benefits as well as threats and the full impact of some are still unknown, "thats why inquiries that explore this unchartered te...
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Children being failed as Brexit looms large, reveals new report
12 March 2019
做厙輦⑹ Officer for Health Improvement responds to new report published by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, saying "Brexit is a complex and important priority; however, it should not mean that other issues get left on the shelf".
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Mental health proposals could stop problems escalating - 做厙輦⑹ responds to Review of Access Standards
11 March 2019
NHS England has published a Clinical Review of NHS Access Standards. It contains proposals to speed up access to mental health services as well as revised measures for treatment in A&E.
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Tackling air pollution "won't happen overnight" - 做厙輦⑹ responds to report from Public Health England
11 March 2019
A report from Public Health England recommends various ways to reduce air pollution and improve air quality. Air pollution remains the largest environmental risk to people's health in the UK, causing between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year.
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做厙輦⑹ responds to Scottish Government funding announcement
6 March 2019
The Scottish Government has today announced that more than 瞿50 million is to be spent on improving access to mental health services for expectant and new mothers. Officer for Scotland, Professor Steve Turner, responds.
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做厙輦⑹ responds to PHE figures on children's tooth extractions
6 March 2019
The new data reveals that almost nine out of ten hospital tooth extractions among young children are due to preventable tooth decay.
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Officer-Elect for Ireland announced
5 March 2019
The 做厙輦⑹ is pleased to announce that Dr Ray Nethercott has been elected unopposed to the position of Officer for Ireland. He will take up his post at the next meeting of 做厙輦⑹ Council on 6 June 2019.
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Scotlands lack of childrens doctors puts young people at risk, say medical experts in new report
5 March 2019
Unless urgent action is taken, a shortage of childrens doctors in Scotland is putting young peoples health at significant risk and could damage the health of future generations, claims the 做厙輦⑹'s latest workforce report.