We are delighted to host a lunchtime webinar next week with OnePlusOne The OnePlusOne team & local partners will discuss their antenatal programme, Me, You and Baby Too which helps new parents adapt to changes in their relationship & reduces conflict. eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-1001-d…

🧵Hepatitis outbreak mini update. it is too early for there to be any published literature, but the monitoring agencies are building a picture. I'm just going to state what is known and add a bit of commentary at the end.

Might be useful Emma McDonough Zoe Ralph Ginny Awan

Impressive maternal and child outcomes achieved by FNP Scotland family nurses and clients especially for breastfeeding, smoking cessation, immunisation and child development. FNP Tayside Family Nurse Partnership NHS Grampian NHSGGC - Family Nurse Partnership FNP Scotland NHS Grampian Scot Gov Health @ScotGov #fnp #familynurses

Very moving interview.

The stress of not making ends meet damages children's development. You can't think about a good diet for the future if you are focusing on how to put food on the table. We've got to deal with the problems that have been created over the last 12 years @michaelmarmot on BBC News (UK)

.... EVERYTHING has changed for our children. The relationship between school and home, between themselves and their screens, between friends and foes ... they're all being recalibrated ...

NEW: the UKHSA has declared a national incident after samples of the polio virus were discovered in sewage in north and east London: inews.co.uk/news/health/po…

Big change starts small Emma McDonough Ginny Awan Zoe Ralph Judith Berry Jacqui Rousseau great message for #startwell week of action

You’d be forgiven for missing other news but the Commissioner is focussed on what is important for children. Getting early mental health support is part of that, and she has 6 ambitions for delivering it. childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2022/07/07/a-h…

Great report- worth a read

NHS bosses say pay rise for social care is the “one immediate single change” needed to relieve A&E crisis. Hospitals can't discharge patients because of worsening shortage of 165,000 care staff - who are quitting for better pay in supermarkets NHS Confederation thetimes.co.uk/article/nhs-bo…

Editorial 255 by Frank Cottrell-Boyce booksforkeeps.co.uk/?p=40903

Play is more important than ever, we owe it to our children to provide space, time and support for play. It’s national play day, if you do nothing else today, take some time to reflect on how you/we can make Manchester a truly playful city #article31 #2022ouryear #AllToPlayFor

⁦Miriam Loxham⁩ this is worth a listen- a good overview of the challenges within the system bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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We’re calling on Government to take vital action on child health inequalities and poverty across the UK. With the number of children living in poverty expected to reach 5m by 2030, its time to #ShiftTheDial on child health: rcpch.ac.uk/health-inequal…

Today First 1001 Days release a report which I wrote with Georgina Mayes (She/Her) iHV #CastingLongShadows tells the story of the ongoing impact of the pandemic on babies & services that support them. Here’s a 🧵 of some of the key findings...

Very distressing to watch this news story today- the highest rate of homicide occurs in babies under 1. It’s the same every year… yet services that can protect children from harm face ongoing real term cuts. Is anyone with the power to make a difference actually listening?