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Using members' on-the-ground experience, we engage with Government, MPs, Peers, their staff, the civil service and wider stakeholders to make the case for policies that will improve children and young people's health outcomes

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A time for change, impact and the power of collective voice - President's blog

22 March 2024

In Camilla's final message as College President, she celebrates the power of member voice in making important and unprecedented changes for the good of child health, and looks forward to welcoming members to the RCPCH 2024 Annual Conference.

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Over 2,000 paediatricians and healthcare professionals call on Government to introduce game-changing vaccine

20 March 2024

2,004 healthcare professionals have signed an open letter urging the government to implement an immunisation programme for a common but sometimes fatal respiratory virus ahead of next Winter.

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Worried and waiting: A review of paediatric waiting times in Wales 2024

This bilingual report, published February 2024, provides an analysis of ‘paediatric pathway’ waiting times data in Wales from 2016-2023, with a spotlight on the last year. The report contains recommendations for the Welsh Government, Health Boards and Health Education and Improvement Wales, which if...

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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 and partners launch new report on Good Food for Children

16 January 2024

Alongside a coalition of leaders in public health, the College has collaborated on a report exploring simple steps to extend existing Government programmes on childhood nutrition.

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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 brings together international paediatric associations in letter to COP28 Presidency

30 November 2023

For the first time, global leaders will be looking at international action on climate and health at COP28’s Health Day. RCPCH have issued a letter to the COP28 Presidency and Health team, urging the prioritisation of child health in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.

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RCPCH joins call for politicians to take bold action on clean air

24 November 2023

RCPCH have supported the development of an open letter calling on all political parties to recognise the importance of clean air

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RCPCH contributes to urgent and emergency care report

21 November 2023

The report, Right Place, Right Care: Learning the Lessons from the UK Crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care in 2022, was published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) provides cases studies and analysis of last year’s crisis in Emergency Care.

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From poverty to climate change - we want to 'shift the dial' on health inequalities

13 October 2023

Last year we launched our #ShiftTheDial campaign with a focus on poverty. Dr Helen Stewart, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement reflects on the past year and looks forward to our second phase of the programme launching next week.