BMI centile >=99.6: Living with severe obesity.(Note: “Living with severe obesity” is a subset of “Living with obesity”. Children with a BMIcentile of between 95 and 100 are classified as “Living with obesity” and those with a BMIcentile of between 99.6 and 100 are classified as “Living with severe obesity”). We accept patient referrals from local GPs and from other paediatricians regionally, nationally and internationally. Children are cared for by a lead consultant and are managed as outpatients, day cases or as inpatients, according to their needs. Where will my child be seen? Children’s mental health and wellbeing was deteriorating prior to COVID-19, but there was significant decline during the pandemic, particularly in the North of England. This blog post covers the collaboration between Professor Pamela Qualter, Professor Matt Sutton, Stephanie Gillibrand, Professor Neil Humphrey and Dr Ola Demkowicz in their study of children’s mental health, originally published in the Child of the North report. Chrissy finished: "It's a family thing, I try to cater for everybody. A lot of people don't like football so we're getting in some Disney characters for the kids, trying to pull in the crowd!"

NFF funding per pupil increased by 4 percentage points less in real terms in the most-deprived primary schools (0.7%) compared to the least-deprived ones (4.8%). between 2017–18 and 2022–23, creating a lag in the reduction of the inequality gap. Data is collected primarily in mainstream state-maintained schools in England. Any data collected from independent or special schools is excluded from this analysis. Local Authorities measure children during the school year with the programme running between September and August each year to coincide with the academic year. Then there is North’s mum and dad, Jan and David, who have been there since the beginning, from driving their promising young son all over the country for training and matches, to following his career around the world. You get the sense that Mrs North doesn’t give rousing pre-match team talks but provides invaluable support in far more nuanced ways.This work will be steered by a cross-sector advisory group, independently chaired by former regional MP Baroness Hilary Armstrong, and informed by youth advisers facilitated by charity Youth Focus: North East. But when I do need a sit down and a re-focus, she’s there to hold my hand and guide me through that as well.” It is obvious the author did her research regarding the period of time in which the story takes place and it’s in the 1500’s. It was a pleasant treat to see the author use old terms such as Gronland for Greenland and Iseland for Iceland which gifts the story with some authenticity. I was instantly intrigued with the Nordic folklore and fairytales the author intricately weaves into the story and has quite a heavy presence in the book. Edith Pattou uses her characters to tell these stories; with Neddy, we enjoy his storytelling of the tales of Norse gods. With Rose’s mother Eugenia, we are unsettled by the superstitions she believes in. We learn of some old Nordic terms and words sprinkled here and there throughout the book. Not to mention I was fascinated with the birth direction and how it determines the set of characteristics the baby would have, North-borns being the wildest ones like our lovely Rose.

Working in this environment, I’m very much the kind of person that will talk about it. When you’re in this pressure pot, openness and honesty is the best policy,” he said. It’ll be a great opportunity to reach one milestone that has taken me the best part of nine years to achieve, then I can re-focus on something else. Firstly, the scale of the challenge has continued to increase. In 2021, the North East overtook London in having the highest rate of child poverty in the country, having experienced the UK’s steepest increases since 2014-15. Almost two in five babies, children and young people across the North East (38 per cent) are growing up in poverty – the large majority from working families – and the gap between the regional and UK child poverty average has reached a 20 year high.We work so hard for the accolades, to win and to be successful in sport. But it’s nice to be able to share that with, not only the squad, but my family members and now my son. This reimagining of East of the Sun and West of the Moon has a very good beginning, enhanced by the not so frequent technique (in retellings) of showing both sides of the story: the girl, her family, the enchanted bear and the Troll Queen. Quite intriguing, isn't it? Plus, it's historical fantasy rather than plain old-school fantasy, as the setting is 16th century Scandinavia, and the author uses a historical event from a century prior that's somewhat mysterious and apt for reinterpreting in fiction. It will be a culmination of years of hard work, sacrifice and resilience that has seen the promising young athlete from north Wales become one of the greatest players in a nation’s history.

Local universities and authorities should work together to create a positive and inclusive network of R&D departments across the North of England and more widely.

Innovative approaches needed

To sit here on 99... it’s pretty... I don’t know, it takes my breath away a bit,” North admits to WalesOnline, speaking on behalf of Dove Men+Care. Chronic lung disease including severe asthma and chronic lung disease of prematurity (needing oxygen) Adopt the programmes outlined in this report to support children and young people’s health and learning needs. East of the sun and west of the moon.” As unfathomable as the words were, I realized I must figure them out, reason it through. For I would go to this impossible land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon. From the moment the sleigh had vanished from sight and I could no longer hear the silver bells, I knew that I would go after the stranger that had been the white bear to make right the terrible wrong I had done him.