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Paediatricians urge parents in Northern Ireland to get their children vaccinated against flu this winter

3 December 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has produced a flu vaccine fact sheet for parents and carers in Northern Ireland.

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Help us shape the future of child health - youth vote open

2 December 2025

Can you help us ensure children and young people's voice is heard? As part of our work to update RCPCH's 'State of Child Health', we're asking professionals who work with children and young people to run a ballot exercise around health. It takes just a few minutes of your time.

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Paediatricians urge parents in Wales to get their children vaccinated against flu this winter

2 December 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has produced a flu vaccine fact sheet for parents and carers in Wales, as paediatricians report high rates of flu among babies, children and young people this winter.

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Advocacy wins, momentum and what comes next - President's update

1 December 2025

Over recent months, RCPCH has been at the forefront of major progress for paediatrics and children and young people across the UK.

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We welcome three new Trustees to join our Board in December 2025

1 December 2025

Two new Member Trustees and one Independent Trustee join our Board this December. Each has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people and bring a wealth of knowledge.

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Honouring Dr Janet McDonagh: paediatrician, poet and advocate

28 November 2025

Dr Carol Ewing and others remember a friend and colleague who was key to the College's Adolescent Health Programme online learning and children and young people's engagement, who enriched many with her "knowledge, kindness, determination and love" and who died on 19 August 2025.

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Cataloguing the National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation Collection

28 November 2025

This blog tells the story of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but serious illness, and how the National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation’s work contributed to improving awareness and understanding of this disease. By preserving the Foundation’s records in our archive, we document this legacy and show how the advoc...

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Reflecting on two years of the RCPCH clean air programme

27 November 2025

Our Climate Change Manager, Fliss, shares lessons on pollution, inequality and child health and the collective action that shapes meaningful progress for children and their families.

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RCPCH responds to 2025 autumn budget

26 November 2025

The Chancellor has delivered the budget for 2025 and announced the end of the two-child limit to benefit payments.

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Why Wales needs a digital revolution in child health

21 November 2025

Outdated, fragmented systems are holding back child health services in Wales. It’s time for a digital transformation that puts children first writes RCPCH Wales Health Board Integration lead, Dr Saurabh Patwhardhan.