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Dr Caitlin Rea, a foundation doctor at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh shares how her personal experiences, alongside her recent research and teaching have influenced her to #ChoosePaediatrics. "I look forward to pursuing a career in paediatrics and continuing to develop my passion for ASD educatio...

Our updated statement includes a reference to the fact that there is no evidence of COVID-19 being transmitted through breast milk.

Once again, the State of Child Health report presents a comprehensive picture—and a sobering set of facts. But we must remember that we can only tell the story when we have the right data to do so.

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...

The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has today released an independent report entitled "Time to Change Childhood Obesity". RCPCH President, Professor Russell Viner, responds.

Yesterday the Government published its eagerly awaited green paper on prevention, seeking views on its proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in England. We know that primary prevention that begins before birth is crucial to the success of the NHS Long Term Plan, and so RCPCH welco...

The measure forms part of a range of recommendations made by RCPCH as part of our ambitious “Prevention Vision”. The amount of free sugar in baby food should be reduced and the Government should place a “moratorium” on public health funding cuts, according to bold recommendations outlined today by l...

If as a society we are failing our most vulnerable, then surely we are a failing society. The RCPCH responds.