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RCPCH responds to the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’
22 February 2024
NHS England has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in selected hospitals from April 2024.
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RCPCH responds to NHS Dental Recovery Plan
7 February 2024
NHS England and the Government have published their plan to combat high demand for NHS dentistry and focus on greater prevention and good oral health in young children.
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Paediatricians respond to shocking disparity in children’s oral health
1 February 2024
Data shows schoolchildren living in the North and Northeast were almost twice as likely to have experienced tooth decay compared with children living in the Southwest.
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RCPCH welcomes hoped for return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland
30 January 2024
The RCPCH welcome the developments toward the return to devolved government.
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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2024 Report
23 January 2024
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows 3 in every 10 children in the UK are living in poverty.
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Paediatricians welcome the inclusion of health inequalities in the Welsh Government Child Poverty Strategy
23 January 2024
Today (23 January) the Welsh Government has published its Child Poverty Strategy 2024.
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RCPCH responds to the UNCRC Scotland Act 2024
19 January 2024
On 16 January 2024, royal assent was granted for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill making it now an Act.
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RCPCH responds to Labour's Child Health Action Plan
11 January 2024
Today, the College has welcomed the Labour Party announcement on the launch of their Child Health Action Plan that aims for a future where children are healthy, happy and can get the NHS care they need. The College has called for further detail on how this will be implemented.
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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Budget 2024-25
20 December 2023
The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Budget for 2024 to 2025.
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RCPCH responds to Infection related deaths of children and young people in England report
18 December 2023
The report is compiled of data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate infection related deaths in children and young people.