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RCPCH responds to major incident in Southport
30 July 2024
A knife attack occurred in Southport, North Liverpool on 29 July.
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RCPCH respond to UNICEF’s climate change report
26 July 2024
UNICEF has published a report, ‘A threat to progress: Confronting the effects of climate change on child health and well-being.’ The College responds, noting our responsibility to call for action on areas such as high greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, food and water supplies and climate-re...
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Support for child health workforce needed after GMC says nearly 20% of paediatric trainees are at high risk of burnout
25 July 2024
Data published by the GMC on 25 July 2024 shows that paediatric trainees are reporting the third heaviest workload of all specialties for doctors in training, and that nearly 20% of trainees are at real risk of burnout.
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King’s Speech: RCPCH hopeful that new Government can prioritise health and wellbeing of children
17 July 2024
RCPCH is encouraged to see a number of child health focused policies in King’s Speech.
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RCPCH welcomes the coming into effect of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024
16 July 2024
Today, 16 July, marks a monumental day for children’s rights in Scotland as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 comes in to force.
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RCPCH responds to NHS Provider’s ‘forgotten generation’ report
15 July 2024
The NHS is struggling to meet rapidly rising demand and increasingly complex and acute care needs among children and young people, a survey by NHS Providers finds.
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RCPCH responds to Government announcement of independent NHS productivity review
11 July 2024
The Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered an independent investigation into the state of the NHS. He has said this is to "uncover the extent of the issues facing the nation’s health service".
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College responds to reports of a strike on Ukraine’s largest paediatric facility
9 July 2024
On 8 July 2024, Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Ukraine sustained major damage during a missile strike on Kyiv.
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Paediatricians respond to worrying new research on global impacts of air pollution
19 June 2024
A new report from HEI in partnership with UNICEF details health impacts of air pollution, which has moved ahead of tobacco and poor diet as a risk factor for death.
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RCPCH responds to JRF’s hardship on primary schools and primary and community healthcare report
18 June 2024
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published research exploring what impact rising hardship is having in classrooms and primary and community healthcare settings across Britain.