Starting well quick links
- Health visitor taskforce
- Healthy lives, healthy people: our strategy for public health in England
- New physical activity guidelines
- NHS Choices
- Read 'Birth to five' online
- Read 'The pregnancy book' online
- The pregnancy care planner: Your NHS guide to having a baby
- Your NHS guide to parenting in the early years
Starting well
All the news and publications from the Department relating to pregnancy, birth and a child’s first few years.
First health visitor implementation progress report published
The first quarterly progress report setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation programme has been published today. The Department has committed to publishing progress reports every … Read more → – First health visitor implementation progress report published
Published: 4 April, 2012
Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke
A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars. More than 80% of cigarette smoke is invisible and odourless, and … Read more → – Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke
Published: 31 March, 2012
Children, Families and Maternity e-bulletin February 2012
This is a bi-monthly e-bulletin for internal and external stakeholder groups designed to provide them with regular updates on activities that are supporting the delivery of the Be Healthy outcome … Read more → – Children, Families and Maternity e-bulletin February 2012
Published: 15 February, 2012
Dangers of vitamin D deficiency highlighted
Following fresh concerns about vitamin D deficiency, the UK’s 4 Chief Medical Officers have written to health professionals reminding them about this issue. Figures show up to a quarter of … Read more → – Dangers of vitamin D deficiency highlighted
Published: 6 February, 2012
Independent experts to help improve health results for children
An independent group of experts has been established to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people. The ‘Children’s and Young People’s outcomes strategy’ will … Read more → – Independent experts to help improve health results for children
Published: 26 January, 2012
Views sought on changing the law to find cure for inherited mitochondrial disease
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has been asked to lead a public discussion. The public will be asked if they think the law should be changed to allow a … Read more → – Views sought on changing the law to find cure for inherited mitochondrial disease
Published: 19 January, 2012
Thinking of getting pregnant? Rubella leaflet now available in other languages
This leaflet, now also available in Tamil and Bengali, explains how expectant mothers can protect their unborn baby and the unborn children of those close to them. Catching German measles … Read more → – Thinking of getting pregnant? Rubella leaflet now available in other languages
Published: 17 January, 2012
