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'Overwhelming consensus' that screen time harms children, top UK doctors say | BBC News
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5:41Now PlayingThere is an "overwhelming consensus" that time spent on screens and social media harms children, the UK's most senior doctors have said.
Responding to a government consultation about social media use for under-16s, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said doctors should routinely ask younger patients about their screen time and social media use.
There is no consensus among the wider scientific community that screen time overall is harmful to children, but Academy Chair Jeanette Dickson said that like smoking or seatbelts before, the issue had become a "unifying force" for the profession.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said new measures for under-16s will be brought in by the end of 2026.
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