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Photo of many oral medicines, such as tables and capsules

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20 February 2026

Safety considerations of antibiotic choice and route in children – patient safety spotlight

In this personal practice blog, Dr Charlotte Fuller and Dr Sanjay Patel highlight the tools and initiatives available to help paediatric teams balance the need for prompt antibiotics when faced with a child with suspected infection, versus the risks associated with broad-spectrum intravenous antibio...

Dr Dana Beasley and graphics showing a hospital, a bar chart and children

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17 February 2026

Delivering for all – An RCPCH Wales ask of the next Welsh Government

Dr Dana Beasley, RCPCH Wales Deputy Officer, brings to light our calls on the next Welsh Government, with an ask to address poverty, invest in early years and ‘deliver for all’.

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2 February 2026

Advocating on clean air and greener paediatrics: reflections from a busy 2025

Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change, joins us to look back on her last year in post and the meaningful changes that have centred environmental health in the heart of RCPCH policy.

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23 January 2026

Shaping our manifesto: Why investment in child health must be a priority in Scotland

Dr Mairi Stark, RCPCH Officer for Scotland, provides an overview of the key themes and the process of writing the manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election and shares her key message to the next Scottish Government.

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19 January 2026

RCPCH update on screen time and online harms

RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner, has joined leading doctors in a letter to government as concerns of the impact on children and young people's physical and mental health both from excessive screen time as well as exposure to harmful online content grow.

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19 January 2026

Time to transform: Putting children at the heart of the NHS in Wales

In this blog, Deputy Officer for Wales, Dr Dana Beasley explores the issue of fair funding of child health services and why the next Welsh Government should encourage and invest in innovation that can reshape healthcare and support children and young people to live happier, healthier lives.