Children in care, including those in foster and residential care, have double the rates of urgent dental treatment and are half as likely to attend dental services as the general child population. Children in care are also twice as likely to have a tooth extraction under general anaesthetic. A new study led by the University […]
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Nutrient-rich foods, such as milk and dairy, are an important part of a healthy balanced diet, especially for children and teenagers who have particularly high nutritional requirements, according to the The Dairy Council. Milk and dairy foods contribute the most calcium to the UK diet compared to other food groups. Young children need about half to three […]
There has been an alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes in children – a condition where blood sugar is poorly controlled usually associated with older adults. More than 600 children and teenagers in England and Wales are being treated for this type of diabetes – an increase of 14 per cent in a year – […]
The short life of Charlie Gard seems now to be coming to an end. His parents have conceded that their son can spend his final days and hours in a hospice and not, as they wished at home, although the details remain to be decided. The case revolved around a battle of Charlie’s ‘best interests’. […]
The news has just emerged that Charlie Gard’s parents have given up their legal fight to take Charlie to the United States for experimental treatment. This was a fight underpinned by love, hope and courage and with a very sad ending. The case was fraught with uncertainty and sadly, the healthcare team and Charlie’s parents […]
In the High Court hearing in the case of Charlie Gard, held on Friday 14th July 2017, the judge ordered a clinical ethicist to chair what Counsel for the parents described as ‘maybe the most critical meeting this case has had’. This is a multi-disciplinary meeting of healthcare professionals, to be held today (Monday), which […]
We have changed the law to ban smoking in cars to protect our children, but where is the law to save them from toxic air pollution inside vehicles? By now, if you are a pedestrian or cyclist you are probably aware that traffic pollution is a danger to your health, but there is one group […]
Physical Education (PE) is not a ‘silver bullet’ to solve the inactivity crisis among the young, according to researchers from Leeds Beckett University. In fact, their latest research suggests physical education (PE) in the United and United States may be failing both teachers and children. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the research […]
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To mark Child Safety Week, I wanted to answer concerns from many parents and carers about when exactly it is safe to leave children home alone. The law doesn’t state an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it is an offence to leave a child alone if it places them […]
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Ambulances may have to travel fast and, very rarely, they can and do crash when they are racing sick people to hospital. Academics and industry partners in Birmingham are developing a special stretcher that will ensure newborn babies could survive in the event of a crash in an ambulance at up to 40 miles per […]