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Experts urge government to fortify flour with folic acid
29 January 2018
A new study reinforces calls for the Department of Health to approve the fortification of flour with folic acid to protect against neural tube defects in babies
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Westminster urged to look to Wales as nation puts child health first
23 January 2018
Children’s doctors are praising the Welsh Government for its commitment to child health, but warns promises ‘must be delivered’, as a new scorecard, published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), reveals Wales is well ahead of Westminster in terms of progress against i...
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New figures reveal over 28% of Welsh children are living in poverty
23 January 2018
The End Child Poverty coalition has today published figures providing a new Child Poverty map of the UK. In Wales, the figures show that over 28% of children are living in poverty, and in some constituency, this rises to a 1/3 of all children.
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Fragmented approach to child health damaging long term health of nation, RCPCH warns
17 January 2018
Child health is suffering at the hands of a disjointed approach from central Government is the warning from the RCPCH as it publishes its “State of Child Health: One year on” scorecard today. The scorecards for England, Scotland and Wales describe progress against the series of recommendations made ...
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Increase in overseas levy on membership subscriptions
9 January 2018
Our global child health work is mainly funded through charitable grants, but these do not give sufficient financial cover for central costs of running our project management team. In 2000, we introduced an overseas levy of 2% on the subscription for Ordinary members and Fellows. This year we have in...
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RCPCH responds to new Change4Life campaign
9 January 2018
Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children’s snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting healthier snacks.