RCPCH

Responding to the BMA’s Growing Up in the UK report, Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

“The message is loud and clear; the UK has a lot of work to do to ensure our children are as healthy as they could, should and deserve to be.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is pleased to be working with the Welsh Government and the Health Board to provide an independent view on neonatal services in North Wales.

RCPCH is the leading professional organisation supporting research training and policy developments for paediatrics including neonatal care.  We work closely with specialty groups such as the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) and have an established process for providing confidential independent reviews of services and systems.

You will be aware of the measles outbreak in south Wales and the very real concern that it may spread further due to low uptake of the MMR jab amongst significant numbers of school age children.  The College has publicly expressed its concerns through the media and has repeatedly urged parents to ensure their children are immunised.  At the time of writing, Public Health Wales (PHW) is investigating the death of a 25-year-old man as part of the measles epidemic in Swansea.

The results of the UK’s first national audit of epilepsy care for children and young people are now available as an interactive web tool, allowing units to see at a glance how they fare against key indicators and how they compare to other units.

Developed by the national Child and Maternal Health Observatory (ChiMat) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the web tools include: