Nursery World - Labour promises to 'end the scandal of children being held back by poor health' with new action plan

Labour has unveiled plans for a new Child Health Action Plan, with the aim of creating the ‘healthiest generation of children ever in Britain’.

The Labour party has announced proposals for a new action plan to tackle children's poor health outcomes, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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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