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Media response

Our response to contemporary child health issues

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RCPCH responds to the Ģ��Ƶ Office’s announcement on Mandatory Reporting of child sexual abuse

22 February 2024

The Ģ��Ƶ Office has announced that the Government intends to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales.

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RCPCH responds to the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’

22 February 2024

NHS England has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in selected hospitals from April 2024.

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RCPCH responds to NHS Dental Recovery Plan

7 February 2024

NHS England and the Government have published their plan to combat high demand for NHS dentistry and focus on greater prevention and good oral health in young children.

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Paediatricians respond to shocking disparity in children’s oral health

1 February 2024

Data shows schoolchildren living in the North and Northeast were almost twice as likely to have experienced tooth decay compared with children living in the Southwest.

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RCPCH welcomes hoped for return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland

30 January 2024

The RCPCH welcome the developments toward the return to devolved government.

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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2024 Report

23 January 2024

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows 3 in every 10 children in the UK are living in poverty.

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Paediatricians welcome the inclusion of health inequalities in the Welsh Government Child Poverty Strategy

23 January 2024

Today (23 January) the Welsh Government has published its Child Poverty Strategy 2024.

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RCPCH responds to the UNCRC Scotland Act 2024

19 January 2024

On 16 January 2024, royal assent was granted for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill making it now an Act.

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RCPCH responds to Labour's Child Health Action Plan

11 January 2024

Today, the College has welcomed the Labour Party announcement on the launch of their Child Health Action Plan that aims for a future where children are healthy, happy and can get the NHS care they need. The College has called for further detail on how this will be implemented.

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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Budget 2024-25

20 December 2023

The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Budget for 2024 to 2025.