Fit for the Future: the new 10 Year Health Plan for England – what does it mean for children’s health?

On 3rd July, the UK Government published “Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England”. It aims to modernise the NHS and has three key aims: “from hospital…

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The NHS is 77 years old! But how much do you know about medical care for children in the UK – and how it has changed?

Before 1852, few hospitals in the UK admitted children and none had specialist units. Yet disease was common and many children died young. Children’s hospitals were founded in response. At…

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