(UK) ‘We support the calls for child health to be made a national priority'

July 14, 2026, Healthcare Management:  UK Child Health Crisis: Report Reveals Urgent Need for Action

The State of Child Health report shows the UK has some of the worst outcomes for children in Europe in terms of 12 health indicators.

RCPCH officer for health improvement, Dr Helen Stewart, said: ‘The UK's record on children's health should be a national embarrassment. Across Western Europe, many other countries are achieving better outcomes for children, yet too many children here are being left behind. The State of Child Health report shows that we are categorically failing children in the UK, but especially those from ethnic minorities and poorer backgrounds.' . . .

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the Local Government Association's Health and Wellbeing Committee, said: ‘We support the calls for child health to be made a national priority by the Government, alongside investment in children's preventative services and workforce, so every child has the best start in life.' . . .