A consultation has been launched by NHS England, which could see measures introduced, such as a ban on sugary drinks or a new fee that would be paid by vendors, to help tackle obesity.
The research, which comes as Meals on Wheels Week gets underway, reveals just 48% of authorities provide a service compared with 66% only two years ago.
Reacting to a Food Standards Agency report, released last week, that found around 400 hospitals, hospices, care homes, nurseries and school clubs were in need of ‘major’, ‘urgent’ or ‘necessary’ im
The findings come from the results of a randomised controlled trial published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today.
Obesity rates have risen from 9.1% in 2014-15 to 9.3% in 2015-16 for children in reception and from 19.1% to 19.8% for those in year 6, the data reveals.
November 24th 2016
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Reacting to the release of Sustain’s Campaign for Better Hospital Food league table yesterday, Jones championed the
A new league table, compiled by health campaigners, ranks high-street brands in order of how well they meet NHS England targets on healthy checkouts, food advertising and price promotions in hospit
In its response to the government consultation on the Levy, the Association of Directors of Public Health argued that sweetened coffees should be subject to the new levy.
In its response to the government consultation on the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, the organisation has also called for funds raised to go towards practical cooking skills programmes for children acr