Nutrition
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Child health high on the agenda, but political uncertainty and public health cuts pose risk to progress, warns RCPCH President
23 January 2019
The RCPCH has published State of Child Health: Two Years On, which highlights progress made against the policy recommendations in our landmark State of Child Health 2017 report.
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State of Child Health &Us 2019
We are proud to share the latest voices from the RCPCH &Us network as part of the State of Child Health two years on reports.
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State of Child Health: Northern Ireland – two years on
Our 2017 State of Child Health report revealed alarming health inequalities between the UK’s most disadvantaged children and young people and their more affluent peers. Two years on, our scorecard for Northern Ireland assesses progress made against our State of Child Health policy recommendations. I...
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State of Child Health: Wales – two years on
Our 2017 State of Child Health report revealed alarming health inequalities between the UK’s most disadvantaged children and young people and their more affluent peers. Two years on, our scorecard for Wales assesses progress made against our State of Child Health policy recommendations. It reveals t...
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State of Child Health: Scotland – two years on
Our 2017 State of Child Health report revealed alarming health inequalities between the UK’s most disadvantaged children and young people and their more affluent peers. Two years on, our scorecard for Scotland assesses progress made against our State of Child Health policy recommendations. It reveal...
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State of Child Health: England – two years on
Our 2017 State of Child Health report revealed alarming health inequalities between the UK’s most disadvantaged children and young people and their more affluent peers. Two years on, our scorecard for England assesses progress made against our State of Child Health policy recommendations. It reveals...
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Adolescent Health - Coming of Age
18 September 2019
Ascot
We are pleased to partner with the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) to deliver this stimulating two day conference in the heart of Royal Ascot. A mix of interactive workshops and keynote talks from global experts will connect academic and clinical delegates to focus on the present a...
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Welsh Government unveils proposals to tackle obesity
17 January 2019
RCPCH's Officer for Wales welcomes the focus the proposals place on children and the early years but calls on the Government to move quickly to support children who need weight management support now.
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BPSU study - Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
This BPSU study investigates food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), a rare delayed type of food allergy which leads to repeated vomiting and other gastrointestinal symptoms up to several hours after a problem food (or baby formula) is eaten. There is very limited data on FPIES in the U...
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Build screen time around family activities, not the other way round, parents told
4 January 2019
In a UK first, the RCPCH publishes new guidance to help parents manage their children’s screen time.