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Health inequalities and climate change tool 1 - Develop your understanding

Climate change poses an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of children and young people, but this is not experienced equally. This tool will help paediatricians understand how climate change impacts on children and young people’s health within the UK context, including evidence of how cl...

Health inequalities

Climate change

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Preserving the world for future generations: Children and young people's perspective on how to tackle climate change

Our research report gives insight into how children and young people perceive and understand climate change.

Children and young people's voice

Climate change

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Health inequalities and climate change tool 2 - Advocate for action

This tool invites paediatricians to advocate for action on climate change and child health inequalities. Advocacy is trying to improve decision-making within systems and organisations. We look at how this works in the NHS and other systems in the UK.

Health inequalities

Climate change

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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s inquiry into ‘Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare. In this inquiry, the Committee looked to understand how children and young people who are neurodivergent, have phys...

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Neurodisability

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

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NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan - evidence and advocacy

NHS England published the Long Term Workforce Plan in July 2023. RCPCH calls on stakeholders to begin a programme of work that more appropriately reflects the needs of children and young people. We invite members to download and customise our guide to help advocate for paediatric services in your ar...

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Equality, diversity and inclusion - useful resources for members

To support our members in all things EDI we have created this resource bank as a central repository. Here you will find information relating to guidance on the care cost fund, stories from members of our EDI reference group and links to other organisations' charters that we are supporting.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Epilepsy12 and OPEN UK national conference 2023 resources

The sixth annual Epilepsy12 and Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference took place on Wednesday 27 September 2023. You can find conference resources and more information about the event on this page.

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Securing our healthy future: Prevention is better than cure - report

Set in the context of a political deprioritisation of children and young people within the UK Government’s current health agenda, our report makes the case for prioritising the prevention of ill health in childhood. It was published in September 2023 by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

Public health

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Paediatric training and capability-based progression

This guidance is for paediatric trainees, their supervisors and Heads of School, and outlines when progression through the next gateway of training is appropriate.

Paediatric training

RCPCH Conference

Progress+

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RCPCH Response to Working Together to Safeguard Children - call for evidence

In September 2023 we responded to the Department for Education’s Open Consultation on Working Together to Safeguard Children: Changes to statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Health policy

Safeguarding