New statutory arrangements for Healthy Start vitamins
From 1 April next year, the NHS Commissioning Board, Clinical Commissioning Groups and/or local authorities will be responsible for providing or arranging the provision of Healthy Start vitamins to...
View ArticlePregnant women to be offered whooping cough vaccination
Following a rise in the number of cases of whooping cough in young babies, the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has announced that pregnant women will be offered vaccinations to...
View ArticleInformation about whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women
Professor Sally. Davies, Chief Medical Officer, provides information for health care professionals, NHS trusts and professional bodies regarding the new temporary emergency pertussis programme. She...
View ArticleSecond health visitor implementation progress report published
The second quarterly progress report, setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation programme, has been published today. It confirms that the Department remains on track to...
View ArticleNew vaccine to help protect babies against rotavirus
A new vaccination programme, planned to begin in September 2013, will see children under 4 months vaccinated against the highly infectious rotavirus. Causing around 140,000 diarrhoea cases a year in...
View ArticleHealth visitor implementation plan 2011 to 2015 sets out call to action
The ‘Health visitor implementation plan’ sets out a call to action to expand and strengthen health visiting services. The plan sets out the purpose, vision, programme of work, governance and...
View Article‘Bump book’ to help pregnant mums keep healthy
Start4Life, the sister brand to Change4Life, has today launched a free booklet for all pregnant mums to help them keep healthy throughout pregnancy and beyond. The aim is to get mums-to-be to share...
View ArticleNew child abuse alert system for hospitals announced
Hospitals will have a new system to help doctors and nurses spot children suffering from abuse and neglect, Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced today. Work on the system will begin in early 2013...
View ArticleUseful resources for health visitors
These resources and tools are aimed at health visitors and people who work with them to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for children aged 0 to 5 years old. They include professional pathways,...
View ArticleAdvice on preparation of formula milks restated
The Chief Medical Officer and the Director for Public Health Nursing are today restating longstanding advice about the best practice when preparing formula milks, as set out by the Department of Health...
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