Tag: children’s health

NHS plea ‘don’t let lockdown delay medical attention for unwell children’ parents urged

This plea comes amid growing concern that the coronavirus outbreak is causing people to avoid contacting healthcare services, sometimes resulting in a dangerous life or limb-threatening delay in seeking urgent medical attention. As a result, the NHS is reassuring parents and carers that professional care is always available, they should

Improving engagement for Families services – From the USA and Brazil to Beeston

Lucy Potter is a family support worker, community activist and Mum from Beeston in Leeds. She was awarded a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship to investigate how the Children’s Services in Leeds could improve parental engagement for hard-to-reach families in urban areas of social deprivation. Lucy’s travels took her to New