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Ahead of COP26 the College is calling on world leaders for action to limit the impact of climate change on child health and to acknowledge that the climate crisis is a child rights crisis.

Today, the RCPCH responds to this NICCY report which examined the length of time children and young people are waiting to access appointments, the current reporting systems, the impact of delayed care and factors which contribute to paediatric waiting times across Northern Ireland.

The £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit comes into effect on Wednesday 6 October 2021.

As a trainee paediatrician, Dr Emma Coombe has had opportunities to look after tiny patients in neonatal intensive care, learn the ropes around community paediatrics and work in fantastic emergency departments... Paediatrics has given Emma the chance to mould her own training journey.

Dr Maria Neocleous has recently finished her first year of paediatric specialty training. She tells us about these first 12 months - getting support and feedback from colleagues, developing academic experience and considering the endless opportunities in her future.

Would you have guessed that Camilla Kingdon, RCPCH President and consultant neonatologist, disliked paediatrics at the start of her medical career? She tells us how she'd have benefited from more resources about all the specialty has to offer and talks though our new #ChoosePaediatrics programme.

New data from Public Health England reveals 301 new measles cases between April and June 2019. RCPCH's immunisation expert responds.

Feeling recharged from a summer holiday, Russell looks to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, as the College is working hard to ensure the new UK Government prioritises child health.

The Prime Minister has today called for urgent action to boost the number of children and young people receiving life-saving vaccinations. This comes as it is revealed that the UK has lost its "measles-free" status with the WHO, three years after it had eliminated the virus.

A paper published in the Lancet finds that, for teenage girls, almost all of the effect of very frequent social media use on wellbeing was due to increased exposure to bullying and reduced sleep and physical exercise. Meanwhile, for teenage boys, the impact on wellbeing appears to be due to other in...