CMO paints bleak picture for UK child health

Much more needs to be done to improve UK children’s health, and acting early will save taxpayers’ money, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) said in an assessment of the state of the health of the nation’s children. The latest report, which has the backing of several children’s charities, calls on government, the ealth service, social care and education professionals to take action and make improvements. It highlights a strong economic case for doing more, sooner.  For example, reducing obesity by just one percentage point among children and young people could lead to savings of £1 billion each year as children