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RCPCH responds to Spring Budget
15 March 2023
Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his Spring Budget.
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Our response to contemporary child health issues
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RCPCH urges government to seize unique workforce plan opportunity
13 March 2023
Paediatricians are calling for action ahead of the budget on Wednesday 15 March, and following data from the NHS staff survey, as well as NHS England’s publication of the referral to treatment waiting times data for January 2023.
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RCPCH responds to proposed ‘Illegal Migration Bill’
8 March 2023
On Tuesday 7 March, the Home Office unveiled a Bill which would give the Secretary of State the power to remove persons arriving in the UK by ‘unsafe and illegal routes’ such as those arriving on small boats, without providing such individuals with a chance to make an application for asylum.
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RCPCH responds to the Department for Education's SEND and AP Improvement Plan
3 March 2023
The Department for Education (DfE) have published their plans to change the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision system in England.
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RCPCH responds to BMA vote for strike action
23 February 2023
On 20 February the BMA confirmed that junior doctors and trainees in England voted to take strike action. The vote saw a turnout of 77% with 98% voting yes.
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RCPCH welcomes free school meals for primary school children in London
20 February 2023
The Mayor of London's has announced that he will provide free school meals to all London's primary school children for the next academic year.
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RCPCH responds to Welsh dentistry inquiry
15 February 2023
The Welsh Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee has published the findings of its inquiry into dentistry in Wales.
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RCPCH responds to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
11 February 2023
Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria.
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RCPCH responds to rollout of Family Hubs in England
10 February 2023
DHSC have announced that seventy-five areas will receive up to £300 million of investment up to 2025, with new family hubs offering support from conception through to age 19, or up to 25 for children with special education needs and disabilities.
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RCPCH responds to the Welsh Government’s plan to address NHS workforce challenges
3 February 2023
The National Workforce Implementation Plan has been published in response to the additional demands on the NHS workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic.