Pilot programmes for routine screening of newborn babies for hearing problems have begun in two health authorities in England. The first of the universal hearing screening pilot sites started in...
The Health Select Committee, which has found 'serious' problems with children's mental health services, wants teaching staff to receive training on mental health.
At Babblebrooke Nursery in Loughborough, manager Mike and Baby Room lead Tessa completed children’s mental health training during Children’s Mental Health Week.
Mental health problems afflicting pre-school children may be prevented if greater steps are taken to help their parents before the children are born and in the crucial period shortly afterwards, says...
A new project to showcase early years practitioners' expertise in infant mental health is seeking volunteers.
A programme to improve mental health in Scotland by focusing on key stages in people's lives, including the early years, was welcomed last week by health minister Malcolm Chisholm. The National...
The health psychologist Anna Lucas is the new child obesity programme manager for early years at Public Health England (PHE).
How can employers ensure staff’s health and wellbeing needs are met post-pandemic, asks Charlotte Goddard
New health screening for babies checks for four rare conditions - which can be treated through dietary management. Public Health England explains
Nursery nurses are covering work usually done by health visitors because of a shortage of health visitors, says the Unite union.