THE last formal attempt to stop health chiefs putting fluoride in Hampshire tap water has been rejected. The decision by a Parliamentary watchdog to reject a complaint about the controversial scheme gives the green light for South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to plough on with its plans for Southampton and the surrounding area. But […]
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Manchester: Pupils ordered to brush teeth at school in a battle against tooth decay
Children at school will take a break from lessons everyday to clean their teeth with fluoride toothpaste under the supervision of teachers. The pilot scheme, called Smile Time, will take place at schools in Greater Manchester and will be extended if it proves successful. The town of Rochdale has been chosen for the project because […]
“Spit, don’t rinse!” – Teeth tools for Notts schools
Just under a half of all five year olds in Nottingham have at least one decayed, missing or filled baby tooth, compared to just over a third in England. Last year over 4000 children (aged 3 – 11) had teeth extracted. To help tackle this problem the County Health Partnerships Oral Health Promotion Team (part […]
Government unveils scheme to avoid costly fluoride legal fights
THE Government has unveiled plans to avoid a repeat of the costly legal battle that blighted plans to add fluoride to Hampshire’s water supply. Health bosses ran up a £350,000 legal bill fighting a High Court challenge to their controversial decision to back the scheme to put the chemical in tap water delivered to homes […]
Southampton water fluoridation scheme ‘to go ahead’
The authority in charge of adding fluoride to Southampton’s water has yet to set a timetable for the scheme, even though it will be disbanded in 2013. The South of England strategic health authority (SHA), which is due to be scrapped in March, insists fluoridation of the city’s tap water will go ahead. The admission […]
Southampton: Fluoride matter is out of our hands
IN response to the letter ‘Irony of water improvements’ (Daily Echo, August 1), I’d like to clarify Southern Water’s position on the issue of fluoride . Under the Water Act 2003, if a strategic health authority requests us to dose fluoride, then by law we must do so. This is a health matter and the […]
Oxfordshire: Discussion on fluoridation
EXCERPT: Councillor Couchman asked whether the water in Oxfordshire is fluorinated. No water in Oxfordshire is currently fluorinated due to the difficulties in limiting the water supply to Oxfordshire properties and the political difficulties in getting agreement to do this. It was noted that most people use fluoride toothpaste these days so should be getting […]
Southampton: Leading the battle to stop fluoride plans
HE’S the man who will now lead the fight to stop fluoride being added to tap water in and around Southampton. John Spottiswoode has been elected as the new chairman of the Hampshire Against fluoridation (HAF) campaign group. And the 57-year political activist, below, said it would be a “crucial” year for the campaign with […]
Southampton: Hampshire Against Fluoridation to hold meeting
ANTI-fluoride campaigners are holding the AGM of their action group tomorrow. Hampshire Against fluoridation, which has led the fight against plans to add the chemical to the tap water of 200,000 people in parts of Southampton, Eastleigh, Totton, Netley and Rownhams, is urging interested members of the public to hear about how its campaign is […]
Southampton: Councils set to be able to scrap moves to add fluoride to water
A SHAKE-UP of the way that fluoride can be added to tap water is expected to be passed in Parliament today. Councils will have the power to scrap fluoridation programmes under the controversial Health and Social Care Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords. As well as headline measures that will hand […]