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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

This week the Interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee published their report on the use of biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

In her latest update, RCPCH Chief Executive Jo Revill shares news with our members that she will be leaving the College.

We are producing four episodes that highlight each of the strategic aims in our College Strategy 2021-24. This is episode 2, a discussion with Vice President for Education and Professional Development, Dr Jonathan Darling and our Director for Education and Training, Daniel Waeland.

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As Dr Laura Kelly prepares to move on from her post as Chair of the Trainees Oversight Committee and Network - a period in which so much was done virtually - she considers the group's many acheivements.

In this episode, RCPCH President Dr Camilla Kingdon speaks with Professor Simon Kenny about his role at NHS England as national clinical director for children and young people. What does he actually do, how do he and his team keep hold of core priorities in a changing world, and what he is most prou...

The Children's Commissioner for England has said she supports a ban on smacking children in England. Wales recently became the second nation in the UK to ban smacking with the move enshrined in law in March. Scotland implemented a ban in November 2020.