Record numbers of children wait for NHS care in England
Sick children’s health problems are getting worse as record numbers wait up to 18 months for NHS care, doctors treating them have … Read more
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Delays to mental health treatment in England ‘putting more children in care’
Delays to NHS treatment have led to an increasing number of emotionally troubled children being taken into care because their … Read more
Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities have warned that a generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may … Read more
54 per cent rise in young people with mental health problems
Politicians and council leaders push government to increase funding for children’s services following a 54% rise in children with mental … Read more
May to promise NHS mental healthcare boost for under-18s
Theresa May is to promise a major expansion of NHS mental healthcare for children and young people in an attempt … Read more
Child mental health services will not meet demand, NAO warns
Full story in The Guardian, 9 October 2018 Mental health services for children and young people will fall well short … Read more