Games4Life aims to get the nation active this summer
The latest campaign from Change4Life, Games4Life, aims to inspire the nation to get active during this year’s summer of sport. With more than 1,200 hours of sport on TV over the summer (which works out...
View ArticleHealth visitors early implementer sites rolled out
In this 150th year of health visiting, new parents around the country are to receive more support from health visitors in the home and community thanks to an expansion of the health visitor programme....
View Article150 years of health visiting
Health visitors can trace the start of their profession back to 1862. For 150 years, health visitors have worked to make sure that children have a positive start in life and families with new babies...
View ArticleConsultation launched on fertility and human tissue regulators
Proposals to change responsibility for regulating fertility treatment and human tissue are set out today with the launch of a consultation on the future of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
View ArticleHealth visitor numbers rising
The Department is on track to meet its commitment to increase the number of health visitors by an extra 4,200 by April 2015. This is thanks to the concerted support of the health visiting profession –...
View ArticleHealthy Start scheme research published
Retailers find the Healthy Start scheme easy to administer and beneficial to their customers, according to research published today. Commissioned to give Government a better understanding of how...
View ArticleIndependent experts set out recommendations to improve children and young...
The Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum has today published its proposals on how health-related care for children and young people can be improved. The independent Forum, which was asked...
View ArticleActions set out on government commitment to health visiting
The Department of Health has today set out the actions needed to keep on track the government’s commitment to increase the number of health visitors and to maximise the potential of their role to...
View ArticleMaternal mental health pathway aims to provide a structured approach
New guidance provides a structured approach on common issues associated with maternal mental health and wellbeing, from pregnancy through the early months after the birth. The Maternal mental health...
View ArticleEquality Analysis published for the Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011-15
The Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011-15 – ‘A Call to Action’, published in February 2011, sets out how the Department of Health will work with partners to deliver this ambition. This Equality...
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