Public health

In a difficult week for the NHS, Camilla highlights a major new report on 'Securing our healthy future: Prevention is better than cure', endorsed by 24 members of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. She also reflects on what is next for Martha's Rule and shares news of our first Thrive Paediatric...

This online course will help you to confidently support children and young people with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Set in the context of a political deprioritisation of children and young people within the UK Government’s current health agenda, this new report, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, makes the case for prioritising the prevention of ill health in childhood.

Camilla reminds colleagues of the forthcoming AGM and the recruitment processes for the next President and Treasurer. She also reflects on a particularly challenging time for the profession as a whole.

The Scottish Government has announced its Programme for Government 2023-24 and has outlined a number of policies and announcements related to child health.

Camilla introduces our new exciting partnership with the Clean Air Fund. She updates on our thinking around Senior Members status, plus important reminders about school attendance and immunisations.

What you need to know about upcoming changes to the UK’s childhood vaccination programme. Professor Helen Bedford, Immunisation Lead for RCPCH explains.

Paediatricians have become increasingly concerned with the dropping immunisation rates in the UK. 

In a first for our podcasts, we delve into the world of government and parliament. RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon speaks with Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire about her experiences of advocating for infant and child health.