The pandemic has increased parental stress, and this is often passed onto their children, who have had much less contact with health visitors. Meredith Jones Russell reports
Up to 4,000 more full-time health visitors are needed across England to provide intensive support for 120,000 vulnerable families, says a leading trade union.
Charities and training providers can help early years practitioners give child health and safety the attention it deserves CHILD HEALTH
Gabriella Jozwiak finds out about the multi-faceted role of a health visitor.
The deputy health minister has urged everyone in Scotland to take action now against the 'health time bomb' of childhood obesity.
Nursery World Award winner George Perkins Day Nursery has spread its health ethos to the whole community, finds Meredith Jones Russell
A charter on children’s mental health has been launched, calling for new legislation to support young people with mental health problems.
Grandparents who care for their grandchildren are putting their health and well-being at risk, a new study claims.
Investing in integrated early childhood development programmes is one of the best ways to reduce health inequalities, the World Health Organisation's Commission has concluded.
Creating Scotland's first National Child Health Network to help disseminate research and information was discussed at a Children and Families conference in Stirling last week, organised by the Health...