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RCPCH responds to the Home Office’s announcement on Mandatory Reporting of child sexual abuse
22 February 2024
The Home Office has announced that the Government intends to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales.
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RCPCH responds to the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’
22 February 2024
NHS England has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in selected hospitals from April 2024.
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Welsh children left ‘worried and waiting’ as paediatric waiting lists soar by 62% since 2016
20 February 2024
Paediatricians in Wales are calling for urgent action from Government after a new report shows huge demand and disproportionately long waits for crucial children’s health services.
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RCPCH responds to NHS Dental Recovery Plan
7 February 2024
NHS England and the Government have published their plan to combat high demand for NHS dentistry and focus on greater prevention and good oral health in young children.
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Paediatricians step up as more children experiencing mental health crisis end up on their wards
6 February 2024
Following an unprecedented rise in demand for children's mental health services, paediatricians are upskilling and expanding their role to care for and treat their young patients.
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Paediatricians respond to shocking disparity in children’s oral health
1 February 2024
Data shows schoolchildren living in the North and Northeast were almost twice as likely to have experienced tooth decay compared with children living in the Southwest.
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Paediatricians celebrate win as Government plan to ban disposable vapes
29 January 2024
This landmark announcement comes after Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) campaigned for Government to tackle youth vaping; now it must go ahead.
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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2024 Report
23 January 2024
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows 3 in every 10 children in the UK are living in poverty.
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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Budget 2024-25
20 December 2023
The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Budget for 2024 to 2025.
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RCPCH responds to Infection related deaths of children and young people in England report
18 December 2023
The report is compiled of data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate infection related deaths in children and young people.