Resource
Child health in England in 2030: comparisons with other wealthy countries
The health of today’s children and young people (CYP) will be one of the key factors in determining whether England is healthy and prosperous over the next 50 years. In our reports, published October 2018, we used long term historical data on key CYP health outcomes and various projection modelling ...
Resource
Facing the Future audit 2017
We commit to auditing our standards so we can build a comprehensive picture of paediatric provision across the four nations. This audit report covers Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services and Facing the Future: Together for child health.
Resource
RCPCH Annual Review 2018
The health of infants, children and young people is at the core of all we do. Read our latest review containing an overview of our organisation and the previous year’s activities.
Document
State of child health 2 - Conception, pregnancy and infancy indicators
This looks at smoking and pregnancy, breastfeeding and immunisation.
Resource
State of Child Health 2017 - full report
Our report, available to download below, provides a comprehensive list of 25 measures of the health of UK children. These range from specific conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, risk factors for poor health such as obesity and a low rate of breastfeeding, to child deaths. The data prov...
Document
State of Child Health 3 - Early years indicators
This chapter looks at indicators important for early childhood, including weight when starting school, healthy teeth and gums and hospital admissions due to non-intentional injury.
Document
State of Child Health 4 - School age and adolescence
This chapter looks at healthy weight at end of primary school, HPV vaccine, smoking, alcohol and drugs, wellbeing, suicide, road injuries and sexual health.
Document
State of Child Health 5 - Family and social environment indicators
This chapter looks at poverty, the child protection system and counselling sessions by Childline.
Resource
State of child health: Scotland - one year on
Our State of Child Health report in January 2017 revealed alarming inequalities in the health and wellbeing across the UK. One year on, our scorecards for England, Wales and Scotland show whether progress has been made on each of our recommendations.
Resource
State of Child Health short report: Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
Our review of the 44 published STP plans reveals major deficiencies. They are failing to take into account the needs of infants, children and young people. STPs are the proposals put together by the NHS and local councils to meet the health needs of the local population in 44 areas of England.