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Back to school - a busy autumn ahead
28 August 2019
Feeling recharged from a summer holiday, Russell looks to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, as the College is working hard to ensure the new UK Government prioritises child health.
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RCPCH responds to paper on social media and adolescent wellbeing and mental health
14 August 2019
A paper published in the Lancet finds that, for teenage girls, almost all of the effect of very frequent social media use on wellbeing was due to increased exposure to bullying and reduced sleep and physical exercise. Meanwhile, for teenage boys, the impact on wellbeing appears to be due to other in...
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A rare treat - two young people report back from our rare disease tea party
8 August 2019
Since 2014 the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit has held this annual event - young people living with rare disease and health professionals working in the field share their experiences. Our interns went along to find out more...
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BPSU surveillance of HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure now concluded
6 August 2019
Surveillance will continue through the National Surveillance of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC) team at University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.
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ASA bans Kinder online games and websites for kids
19 September 2018
RCPCH's Dr Max Davie says "this is another example of food manufacturers targeting impressionable children through advertising", and that restrictions must go further by protecting children from junk food adverts online and during on-demand services too.
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RCPCH responds to Unicef air pollution research
18 September 2018
UK children are exposed to more than 60% of their daily air pollution intake during the school run and while at school, new research has shown today.
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Government proposes calorie labelling on restaurant and cafe menus
14 September 2018
The RCPCH responds to the Government's calorie label consultation, saying that it is one important measure aimed at bucking the current obesity trend.
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Striking increase in mental health conditions in children and young people
12 September 2018
The proportion of children and young people saying they have a mental health condition has grown six fold in England over two decades and has increased significantly across the whole of Britain in recent years, new research reveals.
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Scottish children to be protected from physical punishment
7 September 2018
RCPCH Officer for Scotland "very much welcomes" the bill which is being published at Holyrood this week.
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Businessman donates £50,000 to help tackle indoor air pollution
6 September 2018
The charitable donation will help support the RCPCH, as part of a working group, to study the effects of indoor air pollution on child health and what can be done to combat it.