Surge in children being admitted to hospital for sleeping disorders with many kept awake by technology – Telegraph.co.uk

Dr Catherine Hill, associate professor at the University of Southampton and consultant at Southampton Children's Hospital, told the BBC ahead of a Panorama Documentary on the topic: If we continue to ignore emerging research evidence about the importance of sleep to health, we're potentially storing up problems for the NHS in future.

According to the Childrens Sleep Charity, some 30 per cent of children will suffer with sleep issues during their childhood, costing the NHS millions of pounds in appointments.

Instead, changing bedtime routines, such as leaving phones and tablets out of bedrooms, could provide a solution.

Founder Vicki Dawson said: We have been inundated with requests for support from families of children across the country, we can receive up to 200 emails every day.

When families are sleep deprived it can lead them into crisis.

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