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Health inequalities case studies

Social and economic inequalities have a significant impact on children's health outcomes. We are showcasing projects that are working to address health inequalities. These provide you as paediatricians with best practice examples of initiatives you might be able to replicate or implement in your loc...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Knowledge exchange sessions with GPs - Tameside Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 4 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines education sessions at local GP (General Practitioner) surgeries provided by consultants and nurses from Tameside Hospital. GPs and practice nurses become more skilled a...

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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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Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in acute hospitals: these patients are all our patients

The pandemic has exacerbated already existing pressures on services caring for children and young people presenting with mental ill health. Regardless of where children and young people present to care or what their specific health needs are, we must work together to ensure they receive the highest ...

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NHS Long Term Plan - Mental health

We have submitted evidence to NHS England on how mental health should be considered within the Long Term Plan. Our response focuses on the mental health needs, support and services available for the 0-25 age group.

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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.

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Health inequalities case studies

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

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

Health inequalities tool 5 - Take national political action

Knowledge exchange sessions with GPs - Tameside Hospital

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

Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in acute hospitals: these patients are all our patients

NHS Long Term Plan - Mental health

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

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