British children’s health lags behind Europe says CMO

England’s chief medical officer has said people should feel “profoundly ashamed of the very worrying picture of children’s health in the UK”. In her annual report, Dame Sally Davies writes that more needs to be done to give children a good start with their health as the UK “lags behind other European countries”. Among the key recommendations within ‘Our Children Deserve Better, Prevention Pays’ is the suggestion that all children should be offered vitamin supplements to safeguard their health. Currently the NHS offers free vitamins A, C and D to all children under five from low-income families despite figures suggesting