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RCPCH welcomes hoped for return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland
30 January 2024
The RCPCH welcome the developments toward the return to devolved government.
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Paediatricians celebrate win as Government plan to ban disposable vapes
29 January 2024
This landmark announcement comes after Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) campaigned for Government to tackle youth vaping; now it must go ahead.
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Greetings from Kerala - President's blog
26 January 2024
Camilla writes her latest message from the 61st annual conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, where she has led on talks on empowering women in child health leadership roles. There's been a full day of talks on vaccines and this is a good reminder for all members to "Think measles". Plus, a...
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RCPCH calls on political parties in Northern Ireland to form an Executive
25 January 2024
RCPCH is disappointed to see that devolution in Northern Ireland remains unclear with the continued failure to form an Executive. We hold out hope that the extension period granted in the Executive Formation Bill (2024) creates the space for a resolution, as otherwise, serious concerns remain that c...
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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2024 Report
23 January 2024
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows 3 in every 10 children in the UK are living in poverty.
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Paediatricians welcome the inclusion of health inequalities in the Welsh Government Child Poverty Strategy
23 January 2024
Today (23 January) the Welsh Government has published its Child Poverty Strategy 2024.
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RCPCH responds to the UNCRC Scotland Act 2024
19 January 2024
On 16 January 2024, royal assent was granted for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill making it now an Act.
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RCPCH and partners launch new report on Good Food for Children
16 January 2024
Alongside a coalition of leaders in public health, the College has collaborated on a report exploring simple steps to extend existing Government programmes on childhood nutrition.
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RCPCH responds to Labour's Child Health Action Plan
11 January 2024
Today, the College has welcomed the Labour Party announcement on the launch of their Child Health Action Plan that aims for a future where children are healthy, happy and can get the NHS care they need. The College has called for further detail on how this will be implemented.
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New Year Honours 2024
30 December 2023
The New Year Honours list has been announced celebrating contributions to supporting children and young people from across the country.