Safeguarding

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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings

There are about 1,000 children and young people placed in secure settings at any one time on justice or welfare grounds. This cohort of children often have complex needs that span mental health, neurodevelopmental need, substance misuse, and physical health, which can be hard to reach through tradit...

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Updated standards published to enhance the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children in secure settings

24 April 2023

The newly refreshed standards place a greater emphasis on building trusting relationships with children, the continuity of care, listening to their thoughts and wishes and including them in decisions about their care.

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Learning lessons from a difficult winter - President's blog

31 March 2023

Camilla has been lobbying for child health at a number of important events this week. She also highlights our newly published Equality, Diversity and Inclusion report and the useful FOMOHub resource.

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Never a dull week – President’s blog

17 March 2023

From the three days of NHS strike action to the spring budget, there has been a lot to react to this week. Camilla reflects also on our advocacy on migrant health as well as upcoming genomics webinars this month.

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RCPCH responds to proposed ‘Illegal Migration Bill’

8 March 2023

On Tuesday 7 March, the Home Office unveiled a Bill which would give the Secretary of State the power to remove persons arriving in the UK by ‘unsafe and illegal routes’ such as those arriving on small boats, without providing such individuals with a chance to make an application for asylum.

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Professor Andrew Rowland appointed RCPCH Officer for Child Protection

7 March 2023

Professor Andrew Rowland has become the new Officer for Child Protection at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

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RCPCH responds to the Department for Education's SEND and AP Improvement Plan

3 March 2023

The Department for Education (DfE) have published their plans to change the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision system in England.

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Housing Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children in Hotels: Joint Statement with the International Child Health Group (ICHG)

15 February 2023

Following recent news reports that the Home Office is housing unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Hotels, we have brought together the below statement with our specialty group on international child health.

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RCPCH responds to Social Care Review Implementation Strategy

3 February 2023

The government has published a long-term strategy to ‘fix’ children’s social care.

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RCPCH responds to Refugee Council’s report ‘The Truth About Channel Crossings’

2 February 2023

The report shows that 20% those who crossed the channel in small boats are children.