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RCPCH responds to EHRC report on children's rights
20 November 2020
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.
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RCPCH calls for extending access to free school meals this summer
16 June 2020
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) stands with footballer Marcus Rashford and his campaign to make the government think again on the provision of free school meal vouchers for children this summer.
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UK in danger of failing a generation of children and young people, says new report
4 March 2020
The RCPCH has today published State of Child Health 2020, the largest ever compilation of data on the health of babies, children and young people across all four UK nations. The report shows that for many measures of children’s health and wellbeing, progress has stalled, or is in reverse – something...
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Government must defend and protect rights of child refugees, says RCPCH
16 January 2020
Our President Professor Russell Viner comments on the Dubs amendment to protect child refugees from family separations.
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RCPCH welcomes Northern Ireland Deal
10 January 2020
Dr Raymond Nethercott, Officer for Ireland at RCPCH welcomes the New Decade, New Approach deal and the political parties’ commitment to prioritising health.
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Time for urgent action on air quality, says RCPCH
10 January 2020
The College warns that air pollution is the single greatest environmental threat to public health in the UK, and that it disproportionately affects children, young people, and more deprived communities. Our calls include the expansion of clean air zones in towns and cities, bringing forward our comm...
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Confirmation of pensions fix welcome news for members, says RCPCH
22 November 2019
Today it was confirmed by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS, that a short term solution to the pensions tax crisis has been agreed.
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Long term, sustainable solution needed on pensions tax, says RCPCH
20 November 2019
Ministers and NHS leaders have signed off on an interim plan to address the pensions tax issue affecting doctors who take on extra hours.
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RCPCH responds to GMC report on wellbeing for doctors
15 November 2019
Today the General Medical Council (GMC) published ‘Caring for doctors, caring for patients’, which sets out an ambitious and welcome vision for a health service that supports doctors’ wellbeing and patient safety.
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RCPCH responds to new End Child Poverty statistics
15 May 2019
The End Child Poverty coalition has released new data today which show that inequalities are widening. From the data, they propose that child poverty is becoming the "new normal" in parts of Britain. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH responds.