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RCPCH responds to Spending Review
12 June 2025
The Chancellor has delivered her spending review for 2025.
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Engaging with front line care, re-named diploma and ban on single use vaping - President's update
11 June 2025
Two projects which have been in gestation for a long time have both been delivered, pretty much at the same time. The waiting for a bus analogy, writes Steve, is so true!
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RCPCH welcomes the latest urgent and emergency care plan
6 June 2025
The urgent and emergency care plan 2025/26 is a strategy aimed at addressing the increasing demand on emergency services in England.
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RCPCH responds to the expansion of free school meals in England
5 June 2025
The Government has announced plans to expand free schools meals to all children in reciept of universal credit.
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Leading health organisations write to the UK Foreign Secretary regarding worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
4 June 2025
Royal Colleges and leading health organisations have written to David Lammy and urged for action to help protect children and healthcare workers in Gaza.
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Introducing the Theory Diploma of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
2 June 2025
We are pleased to announce that there is a new qualification name for the theory component of the Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH).
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Paediatricians welcome the implementation of disposable vapes ban
31 May 2025
The ban brings the UK one step further towards a smokefree generation, but children’s doctors warn Government to not become complacent.
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Assessment - the rationale for change
30 May 2025
Since the release of Progress+, our two-level paediatric specialty training programme, we have begun to review the programme of assessment within the curriculum to ensure it is fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. RCPCH Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains the ...
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Royal College responds to humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calls on UK Government to intervene
27 May 2025
As a Royal Medical College, working on behalf of children, young people and health professionals, we are deeply concerned by the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We urgently call on the UK Government to do everything it can to help bring an end to this conflict.
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Standing up for children’s health - President's update
23 May 2025
Steve updates members on our calls to UK Government about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He highlights opportunities to contribute to a review of children's hearing services, a national play strategy and our own campaign to strengthen community child health services, with two briefings now publish...