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RCPCH’s response to the latest IPCC report on climate change
6 April 2022
On Monday 4 April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the final instalment of its sixth assessment report ' Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change.'
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RCPCH’s response to the GMC report Equality, diversity and inclusion: targets, progress and priorities for 2022
30 March 2022
On Thursday 10 March, the General Medical Council (GMC) published its first update on progress towards the equality, diversity and inclusion targets it set last year.
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Response to the reported strike on a children's hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine
9 March 2022
On Wednesday, 9 March 2022, it was reported that Russian artillery had hit a children’s and maternity hospital in Mariupol, a city located in the south of Ukraine.
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Lords approve amendments that ensure Health and Care Bill recognises children
4 March 2022
On March 3 2022, Members of the House of Lords approved amendments to the Health and Care Bill in England that require local systems and the UK government to take action to help improve child health outcomes across England.
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Response to the NHS Race and Health Observatory report
14 February 2022
On Monday, 14 February 2022, the NHS Race and Health Observatory published a rapid review of ethnic inequalities in healthcare and within the NHS workforce.
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RCPCH updates position statement on age assessment
2 February 2022
Our updated position statement is part of our guidance for paediatricians on refugee and unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people.
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Paediatricians reassure parents MMR vaccines are lifesaving, and call on government to publish overdue vaccination strategy
1 February 2022
On Tuesday 1 February, UKHSA published concerning data that the UK once again has not met the WHO targets for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination, and indeed the situation is getting worse, with now 1 in 10 children over the age of 5 at risk of measles.
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RCPCH launches climate change action plan for 2022
31 January 2022
The College’s climate change action plan is the beginning of a three-year programme of work focused on the impacts of climate change on child health.
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Joint statement on eye examination in Sudden Unexpected Death in Children
28 January 2022
This statement from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Pathologists and Royal College of Ophthalmologists sets out clarity on the examination of the eyes in a sudden unexpected death of a child (SUDIC).
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Response to the Poverty and Inequality Commission advice on the Scottish government’s child poverty plan
27 January 2022
On Tuesday 25 January 2022, the Poverty and Inequality Commission published its advice to the Scottish Government on the Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26. The report concludes that child poverty isn’t reducing in Scotland; in fact, it remains at much the same level as before the Child Poverty Act...