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About the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA)

The NPDA collects information on the care and diabetes outcomes of all children and young people receiving care from paediatric diabetes teams in England, Wales and Jersey and reports an annual core dataset. The sole aim is to provide information that leads to an improved quality of care for thos...

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RCPCH responds to new Change4Life campaign

9 January 2018

Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children’s snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting healthier snacks.

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NHS Digital's Health Survey for England published

13 December 2017

NHS Digital's Health Survey for England was published today, releasing data on the state of the nation's health.

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Latest Millennium Cohort Study finds one in five young people obese at age 14

7 December 2017

Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, responds to these latest findings which were published by the UCL Institute of Education.

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OECD report reveals the scale of the UK's obesity epidemic, which has the highest rates in Western Europe

13 November 2017

The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) has published its ‘Health at a Glance 2017’ report, which reveals that the UK has the highest obesity rates in Western Europe, with rates rising faster than any other developed nations.

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Shining the spotlight on child health - RCPCH at the political party conferences

27 October 2017

Party conference season has been and gone for another year. Whilst Brexit, party in-fighting and unfortunate pranks may have been the talk of the main stages, it was on the fringes where the real meaty debate was taking place. RCPCH Public Affairs Lead Margaret Donnellan reflects on this year’s high...

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Obesity Health Alliance analysis reveals soaring costs of obesity as junk food companies pour millions into advertising

10 October 2017

The Obesity Health Alliance, of which the RCPCH is a steering group member, have published an analysis research revealing the money spent on junk food advertising far outweighs the amount Government is able to spend on healthy eating campaigns, leading to an unbalanced environment pushing us towards...

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Government childhood obesity plan one year on: end of year report says ‘some good progress but must try harder’

17 August 2017

Despite some good progress, ‘must try harder’ is the assessment of the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) in a report card released today to mark one year since the launch of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan. The OHA, which is made up of over 40 leading health charities, medical royal colleges and...

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Local Government Association calls for urgent action on childhood obesity following increase in children with Type 2 diabetes

14 August 2017

Ahead of the first anniversary of the publication of the Government’s childhood obesity plan the Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for urgent action to tackle childhood obesity, given the rising rates of children diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Although not every case of Type 2 diabetes ...

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Nutrition and obesity

One in three children are overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school. This increase is leading to more cases of type 2 diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure in children. We campaign for politicians to tackle it and help deal with the serious clinical and family consequences for tho...