Today, The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood is delighted to announce the publication of a report setting out the business case for prioritising early childhood.

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#CaseforEarlyChildhood

Important new report from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood highlighting why investment in early years makes sense for babies and families, but also for the wider economy. As part of our #Manifestoforbabies we are asking the next Govt. to invest more in prevention. Details👉bit.ly/3VpZKOk

Children in care: Wales to remove profit from foster and residential services - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🔥 Important new study on #SureStart from my co-author Sarah Cattan & colleagues.🙌

So far we have evidence that Sure Start:

1⃣ ⬆️health ⬇️hospitalisations: ifs.org.uk/publications/h…

2⃣⬆️ educational outcomes👇

Key lessons to be learnt for policy & practice! More to come.. 👶

I am delighted to publish my first DPH Annual Report. Written through the words and experiences of the wonderful babies, children and young people of Gwent.

📢NEW CONSULTATION
We are looking into the effectiveness of the Welsh Government strategy, regulations, and associated actions to prevent and reduce obesity in Wales.

💬✍️Please share your views
📖Read here
business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistory…

The Walking and Cycling Index - Sustrans.org.uk sustrans.org.uk/the-walking-an…

Can the 2024 UK election change the child health trajectory? - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Congratulations @Lindsay_Wallich. This is great news for voluntary sector in Wales.

Considering a career in paediatrics? Check out this resource that contains all the tools, tricks, and tips you need to explore this fascinating field during your early training years.
👉ow.ly/Txx250QCP8Z

#ChoosePaediatrics

#BREATHTAKING Difficult watch for me & many #NHS staff I’m sure- particularly those first few weeks March 2020. Hope staff wellbeing services have been strengthened accordingly & hope this series helps draw attention to the lessons to be learnt Dr Rachel Clarke

Ma' ail bapur fy PhD i ar gael i'w ddarllen rwan! / Second PhD paper is available to read now!

How might using NHS labels to promote healthier options influence consumer choices? Take a look here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Co-authors: Jacky Boivin, eryl powell & Lewis Bott

The benefits of investing in child health are well established, yet the physical and mental health of children is in decline.

In our new Editor's Choice, Kamran Abbasi looks at how this comes from wilful neglect and short term policy making
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Disposable vape ban: 'It can't come soon enough' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-681265…

🌟 Calling All Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Guardians and Carers in Wales!👩‍👩‍👧‍👦

😀Exciting Opportunity be part of the #BorninWales Healthy Families Feedback Group!

🤔Interested? Contact Hope [email protected] Health and Care Research Wales

This. Is. Awesome.

'A new study has found that no cases of cervical cancer have been detected in young women who have been fully-vaccinated as part of the HPV immunisation programme.'

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

FPH is delighted to launch our new report “Health of the Next Generation: #GoodFoodForChildren ” alongside Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), BACAPH, RCPCH, RoySocMed, Royal Society for Public Health and SAPHNA in Parliament today.

Read here: fph.org.uk/good-food-for-…

Fully support RCPCH report but important to recognise that preventing hunger and suboptimal nutrition needs to be focus for babies & their parents/carers & followed through to childhood. Health visitors & community practitioners have important role here

Numeracy is a life skill. Surely Wales can do better than this for its young people. Consistently behind England, N Ireland & Scotland and a big decline post pandemic

New Welsh Parliament legislation with potential to protect children’s developing lungs and reduce no. of people developing new lung conditions RCM Wales Healthy Air Cymru #futuregenerations &