Health inequalities

News

Health and social workers urge Home Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

27 November 2023

Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the Home Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.

News

Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak

21 November 2023

Paediatricians are being asked to look out for measles amid the winter season while also calling on Government for the long-awaited vaccine strategy.

News

RCPCH Wales responds to Welsh Government’s decision not to extend school meals during holidays

17 November 2023

The Welsh Government has outlined their decision in an impact assessment document.

Course

How to Manage: Refugee and Asylum Seeking Children and Young People (Online)

05 June 2024

This course aims to increase awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to assess and manage the health needs of accompanied and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children (AURASC) across medical settings.

Area of medicine

Community child health

News

RCPCH responds to latest National Child Mortality Database figures

10 November 2023

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has published a report summarising the number of child deaths up to 31 March 2023.

News

RCPCH Wales responds to Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee report on child poverty

8 November 2023

The Welsh Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee calls for a dedicated Minister for Babies, Children and Young People to be appointed to provide a more coherent response to the scourge of child poverty.

News

Report on epilepsy in communities that experience marginalisation launched today

1 November 2023

The engagement project, by the Association for Young People's Health, shares understanding of experiences from young people with epilepsy who are based in communities that experience marginalisation. This news article shares background information on the scoping and set up of the engagement project ...

News

Care by the right people, in the right place at the right time

23 October 2023

This blog by Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales, was created as part of the Wales eBulletin for October 2023.

Resource

Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales – consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Welsh Government consultation on the Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales. The Welsh Government consulted on five objectives which they thought would change the lives of children and young people in poverty.

Area of medicine

Community child health

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

News

Shift the dial on climate change and health inequalities - a conversation

17 October 2023

In this episode from RCPCH Podcasts, Dr Helen Stewart and Dr Alex Lemaigre talk about why paediatricians have a role in addressing health inequalities impacted by climate change, and give advice on how to start conversations with key decision makers to address this issue.