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RCPCH responds to the Scottish budget 2023 to 2024
19 December 2022
The Scottish Budget for 2023 to 2024 was published on 15 December 2022.
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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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Planning for the future: Brexit, the NHS and the paediatric workforce
30 November 2018
In his November blog, Russell reflects on a tumultuous month in politics and looks to the future for the NHS and paediatrics.
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RCPCH responds to latest NHS Digital mental health stats
22 November 2018
Statistics released today by NHS Digital reveal that one in eight children between the ages of five and 19, surveyed in England in 2017, had a mental health disorder. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH responds.
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RCPCH responds to RCOG obesity management recommendations
22 November 2018
New recommendations on obesity management before, during and after pregnancy have been released today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Dr Max Davie, Officer for Health Promotion, responds.
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RCPCH responds to ASH 'smokefree generation' report
20 November 2018
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has today launched a new report calling for action to address smoking closer to where people live. Dr Max Davie responds.
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Ban sale of energy drinks to under 16's says UK’s top children’s doctor
15 November 2018
Professor Russell Viner has today urged the Government to ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16, and calls for "regulation and education" to protect against the hidden dangers to health from energy drinks.
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RCPCH responds to RSPH's 'Health on the High Street' report
2 November 2018
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a league table ranking 70 of Britain's major towns and cities by the impact of their high streets on the public's health and wellbeing. Officer for Health Promotion, Dr Max Davie, responds to these statistics.