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Judith Ellis: The state of children’s health in the UK is unacceptable

British children in deprived areas have some of the worst health outcomes in the developed world, according to a new Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report. The college’s chief executive, nurse Judith Ellis, says cuts to health visiting and school nursing services must end.
Posted 26 January 2017 - 13:01
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