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Paediatricians call out unregulated, high sugar and salt baby foods
27 December 2022
RCPCH calls on the UK Government to finally implement mandatory guidelines on the amount of sugar and salt that baby food can contain.
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RCPCH responds to the Chief Medical Officers’ 2022 report on air pollution
8 December 2022
On Thursday, 8 December 2022, the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) annual report was published, focusing this year on the effect of air pollution on health, how it is changing, and solutions across a breadth of industries, including the NHS.
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RCPCH responds to Welsh government's commitments on children and young people
6 December 2022
In October, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales published her annual report.
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Dr Ronny Cheung appointed as Officer for Health Services
1 December 2022
Dr Ronny Cheung has become the new Officer of Health Services at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Dr Cheung works as a general paediatrician at the Evelina London Children's Hospital.
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Focus magazine for members - autumn 2017
26 September 2017
Four young people, Bethany, Robyn, Charlie and Jay, took over this edition. Take a flip through and see what they have to say on mental health, transgender, helping to develop the new curriculum and lots more.
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Neonatal care improving, but key measures show variation in care
21 September 2017
The latest National Neonatal Audit Programme report (NNAP), published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), shows improvements in care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales, but also reveals variations in service delivery which means many babies are still no...
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Latest figures show target for MMR vaccination for five year olds in England has been met for the first time
20 September 2017
Statistics published today by NHS Digital show that the proportion of children receiving the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine by age five has increased year on year since 2006-07. Coverage was 95.0% cent in 2016-17 compared with 94.8% for 2015-16, meeting the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
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Research published in the Archives of Diseases in Childhood finds overall improvement in survival rates of preterm babies
8 September 2017
Professor Neena Modi says this is a tribute to the dedication of healthcare professionals around the country.
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Child safety fears and long waiting times highlighted as Royal College calls for more doctors in the community
6 September 2017
A new report, published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), highlights an alarming 25% shortfall in the number of community paediatricians.