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RCPCH responds to hidden community waitlists

2 August 2022

Data recently revealed by the Health Service Journal paints a stark picture of the current community health backlog.

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Child health inequalities and poverty

The influence of poverty on children’s health and wellbeing is undeniable. With insight from paediatricians, children and young people, we outline our position on health inequalities to Government, and provide paediatricians with tools to make a difference. We need to #ShiftTheDial

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RCPCH responds to further advice from the independent review of gender identity services for children and young people

29 July 2022

Dr Hilary Cass has written to NHS England to set out the key components of a new regional service model, as described in the Review’s interim report. The letter also provides advice on how gaps in the existing evidence base may be addressed.

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RCPCH responds to Health and Social Care Committee workforce report

26 July 2022

On the 25 July 2022 the Health and Social Care Committee published a report on Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care in England that highlights lack of decisive action from the UK Government and calls for a radical review of working conditions.

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DfE and DHSC SEND Review - consultation response

In July 2022, we responded to the Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) special educational needs and disability (SEND) Review. This web page is a summary and contains our full response in the downloads section.

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DHSC 10-year mental health and wellbeing strategy - consultation response

In July 2022 we responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for evidence to inform a new 10-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for England. The page has a summary, with the full response available to download.

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Wellbeing for children and young people

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Advocating for child health, now and in the future

26 July 2022

This is the first of our “In conversation…” series discussing the four aims of our College Strategy 2021-24. Dr Mike McKean, our VP for Health Policy speaks with Robert Okunnu, Director for Membership, Policy & External Affairs on the College’s health policy priorities.

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GMC's 'Good medical practice' - consultation response

In July 2022 we responded to the General Medical Council's consultation on 'Good medical practice', which provides guidance on the standards of care and professional behaviour that the GMC expects from all doctors and other medical professionals. The page has a summary, with the full response availa...

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Mandatory calorie labelling in the out of home sector in Scotland - consultation response

In July 2022, the Scottish Government called for views on their proposals to introduce mandatory calorie labelling at the point of choice in the out of home sector. Thank you to all the members who shared their feedback on these proposals. Below is a short summary, with our full response available t...

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RCPCH responds to the Northern Ireland Assembly recall

21 July 2022

The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to be recalled on 26 July.