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The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health leads the way in children and young people’s health, on behalf of its membership. We engage with the following organisations and groups to improve healthcare for children in the UK and overseas:
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RCPCH News
Smacking 'too often seen as the easy option'
RCPCH President says children should have same protection against physical assault as adults: 'all too often today's smack becomes tomorrow's punch.'
RCPCH to play pivotal role in ensuring children remain ‘high priority’ in NHS as first ever Children’s Forum launches
A new Children’s Forum to ensure the needs of children and young people receive high priority within the NHS has launched...
Child Health News
News from independent organisations and not the opinion of, or endorsed, by the RCPCH.
Teenage depression could mean lifetime of problems, warns Cardiff University research
Experts have warned teenagers could be at risk of a lifetime of health problems if symptoms of depression are not identified early.
Wales cigarette vending machine sale ban begins
A ban on cigarette vending machines has come into force in Wales to make it harder for young people to buy tobacco.
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