Health
Child mental health services ‘struggling to keep pace’
Source: Why decline in children’s mental health is ‘biggest challenge of our time’ | The Independent Why decline in children’s mental health is ‘biggest challenge of our time’ Mental health…
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Source: UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO | UK News | Sky News Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in…
Call for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double
Source: Call for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double | High blood pressure | The Guardian Doctors in the UK are calling for routine…
Children offered chickenpox vaccine by the NHS for first time
Source: Children offered chickenpox vaccine by the NHS for first time – Yahoo News UK Children in the UK will be offered a chickenpox vaccine for the first time, as…
Tragic death sparks allergy awareness
Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, whose daughter Natasha sadly passed away after an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger sandwich, has launched the Allergy School programme to help educate teachers and school…
Q&A: Managing educational visits with allergies
This morning at 11am Andy Smith from EVOLVE Advice and Sarah Knight from The Allergy Team will be discussing delivering safe and inclusive school trips and residentials for pupils with…
Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
Story by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, University of North Dakota • When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is…
Norovirus: Winter vomiting virus cases rising
Winter vomiting virus is doing the rounds in England, experts are warning. Every day last week, there were about 350 people in hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting symptoms, compared with…
