New figures reveal an increase in the number of teachers on long-term sick leave for stress and mental health reasons.
The first comprehensive framework for maternity services in Scotland has been unveiled by health cooperation with mothers, midwives and obstetricians, the new Framework lot Maternity selvices sets out...
Children as young as eight canbe prescribed the anti-depressant Prozac, the European Medicines Agency said last week. But mental health experts said that it was vital that any use of the drug in...
An on-site nursery for employees of a Government-run health security agency has announced that it will be closing in the summer due to the ‘significant investment’ needed to refurbish the building.
An Essex nursery has won an award from the British Safety Council for the sixth year in a row. Springlands Day Nursery in Colchester was one of about 1,000 large and small enterprises throughout the...
A London health authority is investigating a suspected outbreak of measles at two pre-school settings as fears grow about levels of immunisation dropping to dangerous levels. A spokesperson for...
'Ministers should be seriously questioning why it is that we spend less per child on school meals than we do on meals for convicted prisoners.' Liberal Democrat health spokesman Paul Burstow on the...
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All babies born in Scotland will receive a Baby Box of essential items and a box that can be used as a safe place to sleep, in a move designed to tackle inequality and promote health.