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News about our CEO

6 September 2022

Jo Revill is leaving her role as Chief Executive Officer of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health after four successful years in the role.

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RCPCH calls for increased financial support for families as cost-of-living rises

16 August 2022

Lower income families are now facing the most serious cost of living crisis in decades.

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Advocating for child health: a reflection

16 August 2022

Officer for Scotland, Dr Mairi Stark, reflects on the roles of paediatricians as advocates for children and young people as discussed in a recent podcast featuring Dr Mike McKean, Vice President for Policy.

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RCPCH responds to BBC investigation on NHS dentistry shortage for children

9 August 2022

A recent BBC investigation has shown a severe NHS dentistry shortage in the UK.

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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 and learning opportunities to make a difference.

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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.

Mental health

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Wellbeing for children and young people