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Our Officer for Health Improvement calls on the Government to extend the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit. The uplift was introduced last year by the Chancellor in response to the pandemic, and is currently due to be removed from payments at the end of March.

In June, Dr Shamez Ladhani will step down as Chair of British Paediatric Surveillance Unit's Scientific Committee after three years in the post, and we'll start recruitment for a new Chair from 29 January.

Our Officer for Health Improvement reacts to reports and pictures of packages sent to families who rely on the free school meals programme.

RCPCH President Professor Russell Viner responds to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report, Children's Rights in Great Britain, published on World Children's Day.

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) has published the latest in a series of reports on the impact of the pandemic on children. The reports are based on their observations made during inspections of schools, early years settings and children's services durin...

Dr Mike Linney emphasises the importance of protecting services for children and young people as pressure mounts again in the coming months. Highlighting the Chief Nursing Officer stating that vital supports for children including school nurses and health visitors will be protected from redeployment...

RCPCH has joined a new campaigning coalition; the Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA).

Thousands of members sign an open letter urging the UK Government to change course on free school meals during the holidays.

We join a coalition of organisations in declaring a climate emergency and publish a plan to accelerate our work in this area.

Professor Russell Viner, President of RCPCH, responds to the planned 'part lockdown' in Northern Ireland.