Health

Visiting the GP surgery or hospital with a child can be a bit of an ordeal. Many patients in the UK are spending increased amounts of time in waiting rooms and keeping children entertained and calm throughout can be a challenge.

If you’ve got a private health insurance plan, you can likely rely on shorter waiting times, but when accessing care through the NHS the waits are often...

• Parents are worried about mental health and wellbeing of children and teenagers
• Services are overstretched - CAMHS referral rates increasing 54% YOY
• Cost of private therapy prohibitive

The words ‘mental health crisis’ are used a lot. Our children and young people are clearly struggling. Over half of all mental health disorders start before the age...

“Treatment Starts at Home” gives details of what to do if you have minor health problems such as an ear or eye infection, insect bite, cuts or blisters. It aims to reduce pressure on busy Emergency Departments, GPs, Urgent Treatment Centres and...

Being a teenager can be a turbulent time, from their experiences with puberty to social order and other coming-of-age problems. So making sure they keep up with sport is probably the last thing on your child’s mind. Most children lose their enthusiasm for sports between the ages of 15 and 16, and research by Women in Sport found that over a million girls across the UK have lost their interest...