UK Children & Young People News
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Early years education failing poorest children
Pre-school children from poorer backgrounds need the support of professionally trained teaching staff to stop them falling behind... -
Government pledges extra help with childcare costs
Nearly two million families could benefit from a tax-free childcare allowance of up to £2,000 per child under a programme to...
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Poorest two-year-olds missing out on free nursery places
New research from the Family and Childcare Trust shows a flagship government policy is failing in some areas, leaving... -
Delay expansion of free nursery provision, experts argue
The government should delay expanding free nursery provision for disadvantaged two year-olds until it can guarantee that...
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New 'sympathetic' interviews for children who run away
Every child who goes missing from home or care will now have the chance to talk to an independent person about why they ran... -
Funding for more free nursery care in Scotland
The Scottish Government is providing an extra £50 million to councils in 2014/15 for more free and flexible nursery...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Tony Hawkhead Chief ExecutiveGroundwork UK
Strength in partnership for youth provision
When the going gets tough, there is a strong temptation for the tough to get defensive. Confronted with a complex, highly visible and politically charged problem, organisations...
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