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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warns that across most indicators, health outcomes are worsening for children who live in deprived areas.

Camilla has been lobbying for child health at a number of important events this week. She also highlights our newly published Equality, Diversity and Inclusion report and the useful FOMOHub resource.

RCPCH responds to Northern Ireland's Department of Health’s most recent annual report focussing on health inequalities covering the 2021 reporting period where data was available.

Following the Department of Health and Social Care consultation, proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme have been agreed as part of the government’s Spring Budget.

We are pleased to publish the latest report documenting our work to date on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Alongside this we share the latest diversity data of our members, volunteers and staff, and launch a new reciprocal mentoring programme.

Dr Steve Jones is a consultant paediatrician and RCPCH Ambassador for Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. He tells us how he is advocating to raise the profile of children and young people in his Integrated Care System (ICS).

In this first of a podcast series from the Medicines for Children team, we speak with Fiona, a young person with epilepsy, and her mum, Karen. It's an honest and lively discussion from their fear at first diagnosis to working out the right medication, to learning to live well with the condition.

From the three days of NHS strike action to the spring budget, there has been a lot to react to this week. Camilla reflects also on our advocacy on migrant health as well as upcoming genomics webinars this month.

Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his Spring Budget.

Paediatricians are calling for action ahead of the budget on Wednesday 15 March, and following data from the NHS staff survey, as well as NHS England’s publication of the referral to treatment waiting times data for January 2023.