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RCPCH Wales responds to Audit Wales report on workforce challenges
20 February 2025
Audit Wales have published their ‘Addressing Workforce Challenges in NHS Wales’ report.
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One year waits for Welsh children have increased by over 20%
20 February 2025
Waiting times continue to worsen for children and young people, 12 months on from landmark RCPCH report.
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Progress on waiting times glosses over children’s health services
14 February 2025
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) remains concerned with the latest performance data.
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RCPCH responds to alarming health inequalities in oral health of young children
13 February 2025
The National Dental Epidemiology Programme have published the findings of their oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England in 2024.
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RCPCH responds to Children in Wales report on the 8th Annual Child and Family Poverty Surveys 2024
5 February 2025
The surveys were published in October 2024 by Children in Wales, an umbrella body for organisations and individuals who work with children, young people and their families in Wales.
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RCPCH respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report
31 January 2025
The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.
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RCPCH celebrates uptake of RSV maternal vaccine
31 January 2025
The new maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out in September saw more than 1 in 3 women giving birth take up the offer during the first month.
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Paediatricians respond to NHS priorities and operational planning guidance
30 January 2025
NHS England has published their 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance to improve patient outcomes.
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RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report
30 January 2025
The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.
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Children’s organisations call for greater ambition in government's plans to reduce waiting times for young people
23 January 2025
Children’s charities and medical bodies have come together to publish a consensus statement calling for urgent action as the UK's child health outcomes now rank amongst the worst in Europe.