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RCPCH respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report
31 January 2025
The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.
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RCPCH celebrates uptake of RSV maternal vaccine
31 January 2025
The new maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out in September saw more than 1 in 3 women giving birth take up the offer during the first month.
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Paediatricians respond to NHS priorities and operational planning guidance
30 January 2025
NHS England has published their 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance to improve patient outcomes.
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RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report
30 January 2025
The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.
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Children’s organisations call for greater ambition in government's plans to reduce waiting times for young people
23 January 2025
Children’s charities and medical bodies have come together to publish a consensus statement calling for urgent action as the UK's child health outcomes now rank amongst the worst in Europe.
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Soaring mental health admissions for children leaving acute services under immense pressure
22 January 2025
There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.
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RCPCH responds to Elective Recovery Plan
6 January 2025
Paediatricians reiterate need for adequate workforce planning and funding for to tackle out of control waiting times for child health services.
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RCPCH responds to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
18 December 2024
Paediatricians welcome the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill but call for more focus including on equal protection from assault and child poverty.
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Our campaign to give every child in the UK equal protection from assault
Children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people in the UK not full protected in law from assault. Learn about our campaign to remove the 'reasonable punishment' defence from law in England and Northern Ireland to give every child in the UK equal protection from assault.
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RCPCH respond to National Child Mortality Database’s ‘Child deaths due to Asthma or Anaphylaxis’ Report
16 December 2024
The national database’s ‘Child deaths due to Asthma or Anaphylaxis’ report aims to identify trends in child mortality due to asthma and anaphylaxis, investigate factors associated with these deaths and identify common themes.