Obesity
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »
Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
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All schoolchildren will be taught how to cook, the government said today. Schools and children’s secretary Ed Balls said the government wanted all 11- to 14-year-olds to be taught how to prepare simple and healthy meals using fresh ingredients. Ministers hope this will encourage healthy eating and leave children less vulnerable to weight gain, as… Read more »
The government is to release a “radical long-term strategy” against obesity later this month, it has announced. Health minister Ivan Lewis advanced expectations that the modernised NHS will involve greater emphasis on healthy living with the publication of an interim paper on the issue today. The Cabinet Office’s strategy unit believes 70,000 lives could be… Read more »
