Ministers urged to publish health disparities white paper to reduce child poverty

Ministers have been urged to publish the health disparities white paper (file image)

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Over 1,000 child health professionals have written to Prime Minister Liz Truss urging her to urgently publish the White Paper on Health Disparities by the end of the year, amid fears that inequality will “level down the future health” of British children.

In an open letter, a total of 1,016 signatories warned the Government that failing to address child poverty could have a “lifelong impact” on a generation of young people.