Health policy

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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.

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Joint statement from medical royal colleges and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on the Conservative leadership contest

21 July 2022

Medical royal colleges and Faculties have today published a joint statement calling on the next prime minister and leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party to make health and care a priority.

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Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland- consultation response

RCPCH welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Health’s Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland consultation in June 2022. This sets out the proposed strategic priorities in response to the Urgent and Emergency Care Review Report, which initially launched in ...

Facing the Future - emergency care

Models of care

Service planning

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Reducing health inequalities: We are looking to hear about your projects

15 July 2022

Are you involved in a project or initiative in your local area that is working to tackle health inequalities in the UK? If so, we want to hear from you.

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Setting new targets for air quality - consultation response

In June 2022 we responded to a consultation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on setting environmental targets. We responded to the questions on target proposals for air quality only. This page provides a summary and you can download our full response.

Health policy

Air pollution

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Tightening rules on advertising and promoting vaping products consultation response

In April 2022, we responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the advertising and promotion of vaping products in Scotland. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.

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Smoking and vaping

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Paediatricians call on government to take action as children’s waiting lists soar to 350,000 for the first time

16 June 2022

NHS England published referral to treatment waiting times for April 2022 on 16 June 2022. For the first time, we have a full year of consultant-led paediatric waiting lists data.