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Will you take on International Buy Nothing Day?
25 November 2022
As the festive period begins and on International Buy Nothing Day, Dr Lucy Reynolds, a Community Consultant Paediatrician based in Glasgow, reflects on the environmental and developmental cost of modern materialism. As a member of the Climate Change Advocating for Change Working Group, she also disc...
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RCPCH respond to UKHSA reports of Poliovirus in London
15 November 2022
UKHSA urges the public and parents of young children who may have missed their routine vaccinations to ensure their polio vaccinations are up-to-date. This page was first published on 24 June 2022, and has been updated to reflect UKHSA’s urgent update.
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RCPCH responds to the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England 2021/22
3 November 2022
The report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
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RCPCH initial response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
21 October 2022
On 20 October 2022 the report of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was published.
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RCPCH responds to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of the state of health and social care
21 October 2022
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year.
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RCPCH joins urgent calls for wealthy nations to step up global action against climate change
19 October 2022
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has joined health journals calling for urgent action in support of African and vulnerable countries that are disproportionately affected by climate change.
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Dr Kay Tyerman elected as RCPCH Officer for Workforce Planning
19 October 2022
Dr Kay Tyerman will be the next Officer for Workforce Planning at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and will succeed Dr Nic Jay.
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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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Paediatricians respond to worrying decline in childhood immunisation rates in England
29 September 2022
On Thursday 29 September, NHS Digital published their Childhood Vaccination Coverage Statistics- England, 2021-22.