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RCPCH responds to Welsh government's commitments on children and young people
6 December 2022
In October, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales published her annual report.
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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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Practical advice and budget response - President's blog
17 November 2022
Camilla shares some thoughts on challenging times plus resources to support members questions on industrial action. She also celebrates the release of the NNAP annual report and talented Welsh medical students giving stellar presentations.
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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 Auditor General for Wales’ report on poverty
2 November 2022
Audit Wales has published ‘Time for Change’ – Poverty in Wales, the first of three reviews on the challenge of alleviating and tackling poverty.
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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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Statement regarding fitness to practice determinations
7 September 2022
The implications of recent MPTS determinations have highlighted issues about system pressures and responsibilities of individual clinicians in their professional practice.
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RCPCH publishes summary analysis of data collected on the standards of emergency care for children and young people
6 September 2022
RCPCH has published a summary analysis that offers a view of the standard of emergency care for children and young people in the two years before the start of the pandemic.
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Joint statement from medical royal colleges and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on the Conservative leadership contest
21 July 2022
Medical royal colleges and Faculties have today published a joint statement calling on the next prime minister and leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party to make health and care a priority.