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Raising awareness for Group B Strep Infection in babies: awareness of Group B Strep saves lives

12 July 2018

July is Group B Strep (GBS) Awareness Month. Jane Plumb, Chief Executive of Group B Strep Support, a charity dedicated to providing general information and guidance about GBS, writes a guest blog to raise awareness about the risks associated with Group B Strep.

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"Never defensible": RCPCH responds to Welsh Government research on smacking

11 July 2018

Dr Shabeena Webster responds to new Welsh Government research which examines parental attitudes to smacking children.

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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report

11 July 2018

Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.

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RCPCH responds to initial annual training survey findings

9 July 2018

The GMC have released the initial findings of the annual national training survey for 2018. This is a detailed UK-wide poll of more than 70,000 doctors in training and doctors who act as trainers.

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The RCPCH and National Health Service

5 July 2018

On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service came into operation and became the UK’s third biggest employer as all medical services were brought together to provide services for free at the point of delivery. As we celebrate 70 years of the NHS, this blogs looks back at RCPCH’s history with the NHS.

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RCPCH reacts to Welsh Government mental health response

4 July 2018

Mental health services at 'crisis point' says RCPCH Officer for Wales, 'and require urgent support.'

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Media and External Affairs team highly commended in Communique PR’s “In-House Team of the Year” Award

3 July 2018

On Thursday 28th June, the Communique PR Awards 2018 ceremony took place at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

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RCPCH responds to Smoking in Pregnancy report

2 July 2018

The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group, a coalition of health and maternity organisations, calls for bold Government action, amid concerns that new Government data will reveal that there has been no change in rates of smoking among pregnant women for over a year.

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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Government's Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan

2 July 2018

The Scottish Government have announced the publication of "A Healthier Future - Scotland's Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan". The plan highlights their vision to improve public health outcomes across the nation, with a paediatric focus on halving childhood obesity by 2030.

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Deafness in children: then and now

2 July 2018

In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the NHS, Dr Winifred Baddoo, Chair of the British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology, has written a blog looking back over the history of confirmation of deafness in children, and the ways in which habilitation for these children, through NHS service...