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RCPCH responds to 2025 autumn budget
26 November 2025
The Chancellor has delivered the budget for 2025 and announced the end of the two-child limit to benefit payments.
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RCPCH responds to IPPR’s ‘It takes a village’ report
21 November 2025
The Institute for Public Policy Research have published a report detailing the experiences of over 1,500 parents when it comes to their children’s health.
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RCPCH responds to ADHD Taskforce’s final report
14 November 2025
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has responded to the final report of the independent ADHD Taskforce and welcomes its ambition to improve care and outcomes for people with ADHD across the life course.
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Paediatricians respond to worrying child mortality data
13 November 2025
The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) have published their Child Death Review data for England in 2025.
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Paediatricians urge parents to protect children from flu as cases surge this winter
12 November 2025
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have published a flu vaccine factsheet to encourage and support parents and carers to access vaccines this winter.
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RCPCH responds to the introduction of Awaab’s Law
28 October 2025
Awaab’s Law, introduced on 27 October 2025, will be a step change for children as the new law seeks to improve housing conditions and tenant safety in social housing.
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RCPCH provides evidence to COVID-19 Inquiry on behalf of paediatric workforce
8 October 2025
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) President, Professor Steve Turner, will provide evidence on the impact of the pandemic on children, young people and their health services.
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New standards aim to reshape urgent care for children and cut A&E crowding
2 October 2025
Today, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has launched new standards for driving improvements in paediatric emergency care.
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COVID-19 Inquiry (UK) and RCPCH involvement
From early 2020, the College has looked at the risks and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our members, the wider child health workforce and children and young people.
A public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 was announced in May 2021 and public hearings began in September 2023.
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Setting the minimum price of alcohol in Wales beyond 2026 - consultation response
In September 2025, we responded to a Welsh Government consultation on both maintaining the minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales beyond March 2026 and raising the unit price from 50p to 65p.