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Paediatricians welcome the inclusion of health inequalities in the Welsh Government Child Poverty Strategy

23 January 2024

Today (23 January) the Welsh Government has published its Child Poverty Strategy 2024.

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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Budget 2024-25

20 December 2023

The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Budget for 2024 to 2025.

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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 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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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2023 report

26 January 2023

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

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RCPCH responds to EHRC report ‘Children’s rights in Great Britain’

25 January 2023

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

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RCPCH response to the Kirkup review of East Kent Hospitals

19 October 2022

On 19 October 2022 Dr Bill Kirkup CBE published the findings of the Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services in his report Reading the signals: Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent.

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RCPCH responds to the Scottish First Minister’s commitment to double the Child Payment Bridging Payments

13 October 2022

On 10 October 2022 the Scottish First Minister announced the doubling of the final Bridging Payment due in December.

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RCPCH responds to Welsh report, ‘Mind the gap: what’s stopping change?’

15 July 2022

The Welsh NHS Confederation Health and Wellbeing Alliance has published a comprehensive report ‘Mind the gap: what’s stopping change?’, on why the current cost of living crisis is a health crisis and the health impact of growing inequalities across Wales.

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Response to the Poverty and Inequality Commission advice on the Scottish government’s child poverty plan

27 January 2022

On Tuesday 25 January 2022, the Poverty and Inequality Commission published its advice to the Scottish Government on the Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26. The report concludes that child poverty isn’t reducing in Scotland; in fact, it remains at much the same level as before the Child Poverty Act...

Paediatricians welcome the inclusion of health inequalities in the Welsh Government Child Poverty Strategy

RCPCH responds to the Scottish Budget 2024-25

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

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

RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2023 report

RCPCH responds to EHRC report ‘Children’s rights in Great Britain’

RCPCH response to the Kirkup review of East Kent Hospitals

RCPCH responds to the Scottish First Minister’s commitment to double the Child Payment Bridging Payments

RCPCH responds to Welsh report, ‘Mind the gap: what’s stopping change?’

Response to the Poverty and Inequality Commission advice on the Scottish government’s child poverty plan

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