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RCPCH responds to verdict in Lucy Letby trial
18 August 2023
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health has responded to the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial.
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RCPCH sets out position on mandatory reporting of child abuse in response to government consultation
8 August 2023
The Home Office has launched a call for evidence which seeks views on how implementing a duty to report child sexual abuse is likely to impact children, organisations, and affected workforces and volunteers. RCPCH is asking the government to consider five key factors first.
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RCPCH responds to Health and Social Care Committee’s report on vaccinations
31 July 2023
Paediatricians have become increasingly concerned with the dropping immunisation rates in the UK.
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Paediatricians concerned as Illegal Migration Bill receives Royal Assent
20 July 2023
On Thursday 20 July, the Illegal Migration Bill received Royal Assent becoming the Illegal Migration Act.
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RCPCH responds to BMA consultants’ vote for industrial action – in England
13 July 2023
In June, the BMA announced that consultants in England voted to take industrial action following the ballot. The vote saw a turnout of 71% (24 106) with 86% voting yes.
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More than 20,000 children waiting over a year for treatment
13 July 2023
NHS data reveals that the number of children awaiting consultant led treatment for over 52 weeks has risen to 21,282. There are now 416,790 children on referral to treatment waiting lists in England.
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RCPCH responds to the government’s review of children’s multi-agency information sharing
6 July 2023
Last year, RCPCH strongly supported an amendment to the Health and Care Act 2022 which required a report to be laid before parliament setting out improvements to information sharing in relation to children’s health, social care and safeguarding, and setting out the Government’s policy on a consisten...
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RCPCH welcomes workforce plan but concerns remain over lack of child health focus
30 June 2023
Today NHS England and UK Government have published their ambitious long-term plan for the current and future NHS workforce.
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RCPCH responds to local child poverty statistics
5 June 2023
The End Child Poverty Coalition has published a new report which summarises the latest data on local child poverty after housing costs in the UK.
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RCPCH response to NHS Confederation and NHS Providers report on waiting times for children’s community services
1 June 2023
NHS Confederation and NHS Providers published a report which reveals a worrying and worsening picture of waiting times for children’s community health services.