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College members give their views and personal perspectives from across the world of paediatrics.

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Blog
19 January 2026

RCPCH update on screen time and online harms

RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner, has joined leading doctors in a letter to government as concerns of the impact on children and young people's physical and mental health both from excessive screen time as well as exposure to harmful online content grow.
Dr Dana Beasley and graphics showing a hospital, a bar chart and children
Blog
19 January 2026

Time to transform: Putting children at the heart of the NHS in Wales

In this blog, Deputy Officer for Wales, Dr Dana Beasley explores the issue of fair funding of child health services and why the next Welsh Government should encourage and invest in innovation that can reshape healthcare and support children and young people to live happier, healthier lives.
Dr Saurabh Patwhardan alongside small icons representing a hospital, a bar chart and a child
Blog
21 November 2025

Why Wales needs a digital revolution in child health

Outdated, fragmented systems are holding back child health services in Wales. It’s time for a digital transformation that puts children first writes RCPCH Wales Health Board Integration lead, Dr Saurabh Patwhardhan.
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Blog
17 November 2025

Enhancing early childhood development in Nigeria: a collaboration project

Since early 2024 we have partnered with Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in Nigeria to embed early childhood development into health and community services, advocate for better policies and collect data to inform best practice and scale up interventions. Because every child need...
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