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More children ill from poverty – bleak paediatricians survey on anniversary of Child Poverty Taskforce
17 July 2025
A survey of paediatricians – published today on the one-year anniversary of government’s Child Poverty Taskforce – reveals that children are experiencing more severe health issues due to poverty, placing a system already stretched thin under much more considerable strain as well as affecting health ...
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RCPCH responds to the Leng Review
16 July 2025
Professor Gillian Leng CBE has published her independent report looking at the safety and effectiveness of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate profession.
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RCPCH welcomes new Best Start in Life strategy and funding
10 July 2025
The new strategy aims to rebuild early childhood support services in England and comes alongside plan for 1000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country.
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Dr Josh Hodgson announced as Chair of the RCPCH Trainee Committee
2 July 2025
Dr Hodgson has been voted the new Chair of the RCPCH Trainee Committee and will take up his new role in September 2025.
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Barriers to healthcare are preventing UK children from receiving life-saving vaccinations
1 July 2025
In the midst of ongoing measles outbreaks, paediatricians say stubborn barriers to accessing NHS care are contributing to a worrying decline in vaccination coverage of children and young people.
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Demand for Northern Ireland’s children’s community services skyrockets by almost 86%
26 June 2025
The waiting list for outpatient community paediatrics in Northern Ireland rose by 85.9% from September 2020 to September 2023.
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Paediatricians warn toxic air and poor housing threaten the lives of over a million children in England
24 June 2025
In England, 1.5 million children live in unsafe, substandard homes, where poor environmental conditions cause and contribute to asthma, respiratory infections, and chronic illness, further worsening health inequalities.
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Paediatricians overworked and burnt out as demand far outstrips workforce capacity
23 June 2025
82% of paediatricians feel there isn’t sufficient staffing to meet the needs of children and young people, with 63% reporting feeling burnt out.
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Dramatic rise in waiting times is leaving children across Wales without the community care they need, says paediatricians
17 June 2025
Report shows massive increase in waiting times for children’s community health services, with many health boards seeing demand double.
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RCPCH responds to Welsh Government’s plans for ‘Marmot nation’
16 June 2025
The Welsh Government will adopt public health expert Sir Michael Marmot’s eight principles, which aim to eliminate unfair and avoidable differences in health which can be caused by where people live, what kind of job they do and how they are treated in society.