News

Welcome to the Young Readers Programme news section. Here you can find all the latest news on the project.  You can also seach news items using the box above.

Health news stories:

• 23Aug2009
  Safety concerns over chronic shortage of NHS health visitors

  A chronic shortage of NHS health visitors has resulted in newborn babies not being seen at home until they are almost four months old, The Guardian reports.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 21May2009
  Health Visitors: Report

  According to research published 1 May 2009 by the Family and Parenting Institute, how often a child sees a health visitor is still a postcode lottery.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 01May2009
  Where have all the health visitors gone?

  Mother & Baby reports on the repercussions of dwindling health visits to new mums.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 26Feb2009
  Strategy targets child well-being

  Nursery World reports on the Government's Health Lives, Brighter Futures strategy, a strategy issued jointly by the Department for Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 13Feb2009
  Big shake-up in child healthcare from birth to adulthood

  The Guardian reports on the Government's plan to revamp antenatal classes for new parents to include training in how to look after their babies under a plan to improve children's health up to the age of 19.

  Posted by Edward Mather