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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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From poverty to climate change - we want to 'shift the dial' on health inequalities
13 October 2023
Last year we launched our #ShiftTheDial campaign with a focus on poverty. Dr Helen Stewart, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement reflects on the past year and looks forward to our second phase of the programme launching next week.
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Paediatrics across the globe – President’s blog
3 March 2023
Fresh from her visit to the International Paediatric Association Congress in India, Camilla shares highlights from paediatric partners around the world. She also reminds members of our information and resources on industrial action.
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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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Shift the dial on child health inequalities now – say over 1,000 members of the child health workforce to Government
17 October 2022
In an open letter, over 1,000 child health professionals have written to Governments across the UK calling for a clear commitment to reduce poverty and tackle widening child health inequalities.
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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 Chancellor’s cost-of-living announcement
26 May 2022
On Wednesday 26 May, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced support for families following soaring energy prices and inflation.
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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...
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2200 paediatricians sign open letter to Prime Minister urging Government to extend free school meals to cover holidays
24 October 2020
Thousands of members sign an open letter urging the UK Government to change course on free school meals during the holidays.
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A snapshot of general paediatric and neonatal services: benchmarking for improvement and recovery
25 September 2020
Two new reports have been released outlining the findings of a snapshot survey of the UK's general paediatric and neonatal services and workforce in September 2019. The reports provide a pre-COVID benchmark and give recommendations to government, service planners and other decision makers about how ...