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RCPCH respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report

31 January 2025

The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.

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RCPCH celebrates uptake of RSV maternal vaccine

31 January 2025

The new maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out in September saw more than 1 in 3 women giving birth take up the offer during the first month.

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Paediatricians respond to NHS priorities and operational planning guidance

30 January 2025

NHS England has published their 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance to improve patient outcomes.

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RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report

30 January 2025

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.

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Soaring mental health admissions for children leaving acute services under immense pressure

22 January 2025

There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.

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RCPCH responds to Elective Recovery Plan

6 January 2025

Paediatricians reiterate need for adequate workforce planning and funding for to tackle out of control waiting times for child health services.

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RCPCH responds to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

18 December 2024

Paediatricians welcome the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill but call for more focus including on equal protection from assault and child poverty.

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RCPCH respond to National Child Mortality Database’s ‘Child deaths due to Asthma or Anaphylaxis’ Report

16 December 2024

The national database’s ‘Child deaths due to Asthma or Anaphylaxis’ report aims to identify trends in child mortality due to asthma and anaphylaxis, investigate factors associated with these deaths and identify common themes.

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Health inequalities rampant in PICU admissions

13 December 2024

The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) has published a report summarising paediatric critical care activity within paediatric intensive care units (PICU) between 2021 and 2023.

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RCPCH corporate witnesses to provide evidence to Thirlwall Inquiry

10 December 2024

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) will be providing evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry on 12 December 2024.