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Health inequalities tool 1 - Improve your understanding of child poverty and health inequalities

This tool will help paediatricians understand how child poverty is defined in the UK context, including evidence of how poverty drives health inequalities and affects child health outcomes.

Health inequalities

Poverty

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Health inequalities tool 2 - Develop clinical skills for talking to families

Many paediatricians may find it difficult to raise questions about poverty with families. We give some tips to make this subject more approachable.

Health inequalities

Society

Poverty

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Health inequalities tool 3 - Prepare your own quality improvement project

Quality improvement (QI) can be used to improve NHS services that aim to reduce child health inequalities. When starting a QI project, consider the following factors.

Health inequalities

Quality improvement

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Health inequalities tool 4 - Advocate for change

Changing Government policy, reforming how funds are distributed for healthcare, and making new laws that protect children and young people are how sustained and meaningful change can happen. Prevention is better than cure. Inequalities cannot improve without repairing the inherent problems in societ...

Data

Health inequalities

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Health inequalities tool 5 - Take national political action

Across the UK, child health inequalities are widening. They are avoidable and unfair. That is why almost 1,100 child health professionals signed open letters calling on political leaders across the UK to #ShiftTheDial on child health inequalities.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Health inequalities

Poverty

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Health inequalities tool 6 - Influence local children's services

Reducing child health inequalities is a priority for health services across all four nations. As a paediatrician, you can offer your unique perspectives to influence how this can be achieved, ensuring that children and young people's needs are at the heart of service design. We provide a templa...

Health inequalities

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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee (Scottish Parliament): Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan - consultation response

In August 2025, we responded to a call for views into the proposed Good Food Nation National Plan. Our response highlights the importance of embedding child health and wellbeing at the heart of Scotland’s food policy. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads sectio...

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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee (Scottish Parliament): Inquiry into ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support - consultation response

In August 2025, we responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee inquiry into pathways and support for children and young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Below is a short summary, with our full response ...

Community child health

Health policy

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Health transition resources

This page provides guidance and resources for delivering an effective transition from children's to adults' health services. We highlight five key determinants that ensure young people are provided with high quality care throughout the transition process.

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Adolescent health

Transition to adult

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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings

There are about 1,000 children and young people placed in secure settings at any one time on justice or welfare grounds. This cohort of children often have complex needs that span mental health, neurodevelopmental need, substance misuse, and physical health, which can be hard to reach through tradit...

Adolescent health

Transition to adult

Engaging children and young people

Patient experience

Safeguarding

Child protection

Looked after children

Service design