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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.

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 Chief Medical Officers of all four UK nations, NHS England and NHS Improvement, General Medical Council and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have today issued a statement to recognise that the peak of pressure from coronavirus infections will again require temporary changes to practice, and not...

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.

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

The UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences. Responding to 'Preparing for a challenging winter', the RCPCH made the following statement on vaccinations and pro...

We respond to plans from the Welsh government to re-open schools in September.

RCPCH today publishes its first report from Paediatrics 2040, a major project looking at how paediatrics will change over the next 20 years.