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COVID-19
We're monitoring this public health challenge of COVID-19 - and the risks and impacts on our members and the wider child health workforce, and on children and young people. We have guidance on paediatric services, staffing and rotas, education and training and for parents. We're producing summaries ...
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Your wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
It is more important than ever to take care of yourself. We have reached out to members across the UK, who have recommended some useful wellbeing resources, whether at work or at home, to support you through these difficult times.
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Breastfeeding
The UK has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Europe. We strongly support national policies, practices and legislation that are conducive to breastfeeding, as well as promotion, advice and support to new mothers.
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Child mental health
We must work together to improve children's mental health by putting resources into early intervention and prevention, building resilience, ensuring the children’s workforce as a whole is trained to spot the signs of mental ill health and is equipped to refer and support children. Crucially, this in...
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Child poverty
There are an estimated 4 million children living in poverty in the UK – that’s 30% of all children. Projections indicate that this number may rise to as much as 5 million by the end of the decade, yet national targets to reduce child poverty have been abolished.
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Child protection and safeguarding
As child health professionals, child protection plays a role in everything we do. It is about protecting individual children identified as suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect. Safeguarding is a broader issue, and covers how we ensure children grow up in a...
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Leaving the EU
As paediatricians we need to know that children and young people are placed at the centre of Brexit preparedness. We set our recommendations and provide guidance to our members working through this transition.
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NHS Long Term Plan
The Government published this plan on in January 2019, which presents a vision for the future of the NHS in England and includes ambitions for the next 10 years.
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NHS pensions and UK tax legislation
Tackling the issue of pension taxation is one of many steps required to alleviate growing workforce pressures within the NHS - and to help relieve any undue stress among the medical community.
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Nutrition and obesity
One in three children in the UK are obese by age 9. This increase is leading to more cases of type 2 diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure in children. We campaign for politicians to tackle it and help deal with the serious clinical and family consequences.