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RCPCH responds to the Chancellor's Autumn statement
17 November 2022
Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his Autumn statement.
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RCPCH respond to UKHSA reports of Poliovirus in London
15 November 2022
UKHSA urges the public and parents of young children who may have missed their routine vaccinations to ensure their polio vaccinations are up-to-date. This page was first published on 24 June 2022, and has been updated to reflect UKHSA’s urgent update.
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RCPCH responds to the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England 2021/22
3 November 2022
The report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
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RCPCH responds to plans for migrant children to undergo X-rays to try and verify age
2 November 2022
RCPCH has been made aware of potential plans for vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays to verify their age.
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RCPCH responds to Auditor General for Wales’ report on poverty
2 November 2022
Audit Wales has published ‘Time for Change’ – Poverty in Wales, the first of three reviews on the challenge of alleviating and tackling poverty.
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RCPCH responds to the delayed publication of UK air quality targets
31 October 2022
In March 2022, the Government launched its consultation on targets relating to the Environment Act 2021, determined to leave our environment in a better state than we found it.
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RCPCH initial response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
21 October 2022
On 20 October 2022 the report of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was published.
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RCPCH responds to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of the state of health and social care
21 October 2022
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year.
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RCPCH response to the Kirkup review of East Kent Hospitals
19 October 2022
On 19 October 2022 Dr Bill Kirkup CBE published the findings of the Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services in his report Reading the signals: Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent.
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RCPCH comments on the GMC’s State of medical education and practice
18 October 2022
On Tuesday 18 October 2022, the GMC published its annual report on the ‘State of medical education and practice’.