Professor Russell Viner: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- clinical paediatrician, professor at the University College London Great Ormond St. Institute of Child Health and former President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Quoted on
- Children's health
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“Scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccination, disinfection (cleaning), handwashing, and ventilation can significantly reduce the transmission of infectious diseases.”
What Professor Russell Viner has said
“The evidence tells us that how young children spend their time really matters for their development. Too much solo screen time can crowd out the things that make the biggest difference - sleep, play, physical activity and talking with parents and carers.”
Professor of Paediatrics and Adolescent Health, University College London · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s ↗
“It has been developed with input from parents and an expert panel led by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and Professor Russell Viner, a paediatrician and specialist in children's health.”
paediatrician and specialist in children's health · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · New advice for parents on screen time for young children ↗
“It will be informed by an independent expert group co‑chaired by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and Professor Russell Viner.”
Co-chair of independent expert group on screen use guidance · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · New guidance on screen use for children aged 5–16 ↗
“former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Education Professor Russell Viner sets out actions schools can take across seven areas for maximum impact”
clinical paediatrician, professor at the University College London Great Ormond St. Institute of Child Health and former President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · Reducing the spread of illness this winter: Seven steps to healthier schools and higher school attendance ↗
Where Professor Russell Viner has been quoted
- Reducing the spread of illness this winter: Seven steps to healthier schools and higher school attendanceeducationhub.blog.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- New screen time guidance for parents of under-5sgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- New advice for parents on screen time for young childreneducationhub.blog.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- New guidance on screen use for children aged 5–16gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Reducing the spread of illness this winter: Seven steps to healthier schools and higher school attendanceeducationhub.blog.gov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
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