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RCPCH submission to the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR)
Read the submission RCPCH made to the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review.
Health policy
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RCPCH publishes UK-wide child protection standards
16 October 2020
Our standards, produced with the Child Protection Special Interest Group, provide a benchmark for consistency in commissioning and service design.
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RCPCH comments on planned school closures in Northern Ireland
14 October 2020
Professor Russell Viner, President of RCPCH, responds to the planned 'part lockdown' in Northern Ireland.
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Paediatricians warn that child services must be protected as part of COVID-19 winter planning
9 October 2020
We publish our statement on the need to restore and protect child and paediatric health services this winter.
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RCPCH appoints Dr Omowunmi (Mo) Akindolie as Assistant Registrar
6 October 2020
We are excited to welcome Dr Akindolie as the newest addition to the College's clinical Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ team.
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A snapshot of general paediatric and neonatal services: benchmarking for improvement and recovery
25 September 2020
Two new reports have been released outlining the findings of a snapshot survey of the UK's general paediatric and neonatal services and workforce in September 2019. The reports provide a pre-COVID benchmark and give recommendations to government, service planners and other decision makers about how ...
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Professor Russell Viner responds to COVID-19 update from CMO and CSO
21 September 2020
Russell comments on today's press conference by Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Officer.
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Better information sharing to help paediatricians during COVID-19
25 August 2020
RCPCH welcomes the work NHS Digital have done to add Additional Information to over 54 million patients’ Summary Care Records in England.
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Vaccination in the UK - position statement
Vaccination is proven to be a highly effective intervention to prevent disease, and in the UK vaccines are routinely offered against 18 infections in childhood and adolescence, resulting in a substantial saving in morbidity and mortality. We provide key facts and considerations, our recommendations ...
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RCPCH responds to abolition of Public Health England
20 August 2020
Our Officer for Health Improvement, Dr Max Davie, writes about the sudden shake-up of England's public health system.