Health policy

News

UK Government finally confirms that the long-awaited Health Disparities White Paper is shelved.

26 January 2023

Today (26 January) the UK Government finally confirmed that the Health Disparities White Paper will not be going ahead

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Public health
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people

News

RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2023 report

26 January 2023

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

• Child protection
• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Safeguarding
• Society

News

RCPCH responds to EHRC report ‘Children’s rights in Great Britain’

25 January 2023

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

• Child protection
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• FGM
• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Looked after children
• Media response
• Physical abuse
• Poverty
• Public health
• Refugee
• Safeguarding
• Sexual abuse
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people

News

RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2022 UK survey report

18 January 2023

The Health Visiting Institute has published the findings from the largest UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families across the United Kingdom.

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Safeguarding
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people
• Workforce

Resource

RCPCH response to the Hewitt review - call for evidence

In January 2023 we responded to the Department of Health and Social Care call for evidence to inform the Hewitt review looking at the oversight and governance of Integrated Care Systems in England.

Health policy

News

NHSE 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance

16 January 2023

On 23 December, NHS England published its 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance, which this year is organised around “three key tasks” for the system.

• Announcement
• Health policy

News

RCPCH responds to the Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Committee’s report on age assessment methods

13 January 2023

This week the Interim Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee published their report on the use of biological evaluation methods to assist in assessing the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

• Child protection
• Global child health
• Health policy
• Media response
• Refugee
• Safeguarding

News

Paediatricians call out unregulated, high sugar and salt baby foods

27 December 2022

RCPCH calls on the UK Government to finally implement mandatory guidelines on the amount of sugar and salt that baby food can contain.

• Health policy
• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Press release
• Public health
• Research
• Wellbeing for children and young people

News

RCPCH responds to the Scottish budget 2023 to 2024

19 December 2022

The Scottish Budget for 2023 to 2024 was published on 15 December 2022.

• Health policy
• Media response
• Membership
• Research
• Safeguarding
• Society

News

Group A Strep and scarlet fever during a time of winter pressures – a joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP

8 December 2022

Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.

• Emergency medicine
• Health policy
• Infectious diseases
• Press release
• Public health