6 d. ago Urgent call for action as England found to be among worst in Europe for child health

MPs called for the ‘urgent’ rebuilding of the health visitor workforce amid the findings

Society

8 d. ago Child’s weight should not be the focus for eating disorder help – NHS

Weight should not be the main factor for determining disordered eating, guidelines say

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3 w. ago NHS issues 'stay home' warning if your child has one of these symptoms

The NHS has clarified which illnesses mean your child shouldn't go back to school.

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3 w. ago Vaccine which protects against chickenpox now available to Lanarkshire children

Youngsters across the UK will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

Politics

3 w. ago Parents offered new NHS chickenpox jab for thousands of children

The NHS is introducing a chickenpox vaccine as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme for the first time, with eligible children to receive the combined MMRV jab

Society

3 w. ago New MMRV jab that protects against chickenpox available on NHS today – is your child eligible?

CHICKENPOX vaccines will be rolled out to all children on the NHS for the first time from today. Protection against the varicella virus will be added to the measles, mumps and rubella jab in a four-in-one called MMRV. It has been used for years in the USA, Canada and Germany. British children will now be...

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