“Hello? Is that the school? Yes, hi, it’s Ian here. I’m one of the dads. Anyway, I just thought I’d tell you that I’ve sent the kids to school with peanut brittle today. Yes, that’s right, peanut brittle. Yes, that does contain nuts. OK, thanks – bye!” (Some minutes later a SWAT squad paid a […]
Category: public health
More to do – Report from the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum
The UK Government set up an independent group to advise on strategies to improve the health outcomes of children and young people (from before birth to age 25 years) in January 2012. It’s role is to challenge the outcomes seen in England and offer advice on what strategies should concentrate on to improve. A new report has […]
Urban Road Speeds – any of our business?
There’s a growing movement in the UK – and around the world – to reduce urban speed limits. New York City recently reduced their limit to 25 mph, to quite a lot of chatter. Some UK cities are considering extending small 20 mph pilots to cover larger areas. Is it something we should be supporting? […]