State of child health: England - two years on

This report congratulates the Government on its commitment to child health, commending them on bold pledges in areas such as obesity, mental health and the integration of children ’s health services. However, the scorecard also reveals that England continues to lag behind other Western European countries on a range of child health outcomes and notes areas for improvement, particularly in universal public health provision, including: reducing child poverty and inequality; ch ild deaths; tobacco and alcohol control and breastfeeding.ReportRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - press release
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: Integrated care Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Mental Health Source Type: blogs