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Manifesto from RCPCH Northern Ireland - Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2022

We want to see the next Northern Ireland Executive take action in four areas: service and system; prevention and early intervention; child health inequalities and poverty; child health workforce. Read more in our manifesto, published in March 2022.

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Manifesto from RCPCH Scotland - Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2021

Before the Scottish Parliament election in May 2021, we called on the incoming Scottish Government to take actions across four main areas: mental health, healthy weight, child health inequalities and poverty, and universal services.

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NI Executive Children and Young People’s Strategy 3 Year Delivery Plan - consultation response

In 2021 the Department of Education published the overarching 10 Year Children and Young People’s Strategy (2020 – 2030) on behalf of the NI Executive. Subsequently, in 2022, the Executive produced an initial draft three Year Delivery Plan (2021-24) and published for public consultation.

Health policy

Participation

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Society

Poverty

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Poverty and child health - views from the frontline

In this report from May 2017,, RCPCH and Child Poverty Action Group explored the state of child poverty in the UK. We used views from the College's membership to form a picture of what was happening on the frontline in communities across the UK.

Health inequalities

Poverty

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Protection of children in conflict and child refugees - position statement (2016)

The killing of children, whatever the diplomatic posturing around conflict, is indefensible and barbaric.

Global child health

Safeguarding

Refugee

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Rainbow Health Youth Supporters pack - LGBT+ health experiences

Young people from Central Bedfordshire Youth Voice worked with the RCPCH &Us team to explore Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) health experiences. Inspired by the NHS Rainbow Badge Initiative, the group contributed their views, ideas and recommendations for creating LGBT+ aware and acce...

Participation

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Patient experience

Equality, diversity and inclusion

LGBT+

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Refugee and asylum seeking children and young people - guidance for paediatricians

The aim of this guidance is to support paediatricians in the assessment and care of refugee and asylum seeking children, both when accompanied by parents and carers and when unaccompanied. This guidance was updated in September 2022. This guidance can also be used when caring for other displaced ...

Safeguarding

Refugee

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Refugees - statement on COVID-19

Controlling and containing the immediate and long-range threat of COVID-19 requires transnational and global coordination and collaboration. In this position statement, first published on 28 April 2020, we urge all governments to enhance their support to refugee communities, and the UK Government to...

Global child health

Refugee

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Rights of migrant, refugee, stateless and undocumented children - our position (2019)

As outlined in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child has the right to voice, protection, health and education. We urge all states to recognise and realise their obligation to children's access to healthcare.

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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Child protection

Refugee

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Manifesto from RCPCH Northern Ireland - Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2022

Manifesto from RCPCH Scotland - Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2021

NI Executive Children and Young People’s Strategy 3 Year Delivery Plan - consultation response

Poverty and child health - views from the frontline

Protection of children in conflict and child refugees - position statement (2016)

Rainbow Health Youth Supporters pack - LGBT+ health experiences

Refugee and asylum seeking children and young people - guidance for paediatricians

Refugees - statement on COVID-19

Rights of migrant, refugee, stateless and undocumented children - our position (2019)

Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

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