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

Paediatricians have seen a huge rise in cases of anorexia nervosa and other food restriction disorders in this age group, with some reporting a doubling, tripling or even quadrupling of cases compared with the same period last year.

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.

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 ...

Russell comments on today's press conference by Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Officer.

Our Officer for Health Improvement, Dr Max Davie, writes about the sudden shake-up of England's public health system.

Our President Professor Russell Viner responds to reports that the government will introduce a comprehensive obesity plan.

We respond to the government's announcement of this year's flu vaccination programme, which includes Year 7 for the first time.