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RCPCH responds to worrying health data in latest children's commissioners report on children seeking asylum

30 November 2023

The report highlights several serious health and safeguarding concerns for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK.

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Health and social workers urge Home Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

27 November 2023

Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the Home Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.

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RCPCH joins call for politicians to take bold action on clean air

24 November 2023

RCPCH have supported the development of an open letter calling on all political parties to recognise the importance of clean air

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Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak

21 November 2023

Paediatricians are being asked to look out for measles amid the winter season while also calling on Government for the long-awaited vaccine strategy.

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RCPCH contributes to urgent and emergency care report

21 November 2023

The report, Right Place, Right Care: Learning the Lessons from the UK Crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care in 2022, was published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) provides cases studies and analysis of last year’s crisis in Emergency Care.

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RCPCH Wales responds to Welsh Government’s decision not to extend school meals during holidays

17 November 2023

The Welsh Government has outlined their decision in an impact assessment document.

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RCPCH responds to latest National Child Mortality Database figures

10 November 2023

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has published a report summarising the number of child deaths up to 31 March 2023.

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RCPCH Wales responds to Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee report on child poverty

8 November 2023

The Welsh Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee calls for a dedicated Minister for Babies, Children and Young People to be appointed to provide a more coherent response to the scourge of child poverty.

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Dr Helena Clements appointed RCPCH Officer for Climate Change

2 November 2023

The Officer for Climate Change is an exciting new role for RCPCH, and Helena will take up office for an initial period of two years.

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Blog: Explore Your Medical Archives!

17 November 2017

To celebrate Explore Your Archive 2017, we've teamed up with Archivists at the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a blog about our collections. Find out about our favourite records, strangest finds and what we’ve been up to this week.

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RCPCH responds to worrying health data in latest children's commissioners report on children seeking asylum

Health and social workers urge Home Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

RCPCH joins call for politicians to take bold action on clean air

Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak

RCPCH contributes to urgent and emergency care report

RCPCH Wales responds to Welsh Government’s decision not to extend school meals during holidays

RCPCH responds to latest National Child Mortality Database figures

RCPCH Wales responds to Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee report on child poverty

Dr Helena Clements appointed RCPCH Officer for Climate Change

Blog: Explore Your Medical Archives!

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