Wellbeing for children and young people

News

UK Government finally confirms that the long-awaited Health Disparities White Paper is shelved

26 January 2023

Today (26 January) the UK Government finally confirmed that the Health Disparities White Paper will not be going ahead.

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RCPCH responds to EHRC report ‘Children’s rights in Great Britain’

25 January 2023

Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report to the United Nations raises a number of concerns on the health, wellbeing and living standards of children in England and Wales.

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RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2022 UK survey report

18 January 2023

The Health Visiting Institute has published the findings from the largest UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families across the United Kingdom.

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Paediatricians call out unregulated, high sugar and salt baby foods

27 December 2022

RCPCH calls on the UK Government to finally implement mandatory guidelines on the amount of sugar and salt that baby food can contain.

Course

How to Manage: Refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people - online course

07 June 2023

This course aims to increase awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to assess and manage the health needs of accompanied and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children (AURASC) across medical settings.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Resource

Department of Education NI Corporate Plan, 'Every Child' - consultation response

The Department of Education (Northern Ireland) 2023-2028 Corporate Plan will set the strategic focus over the next five years with a view to making a difference and improving outcomes for children and young people in NI. This consultation is on the draft plan.

Wellbeing for children and young people

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RCPCH responds to the Chancellor's Autumn statement

17 November 2022

Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his Autumn statement.

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RCPCH responds to the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England 2021/22

3 November 2022

The report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.

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RCPCH responds to Auditor General for Wales’ report on poverty

2 November 2022

Audit Wales has published ‘Time for Change’ – Poverty in Wales, the first of three reviews on the challenge of alleviating and tackling poverty.

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The Great Paediatric Bake Off – episode five!

26 October 2022

Dr Ash Patel rises to the challenge of a seasonal sustainable bake with members of the College’s Climate Change Working Group, Dr Liz Marder and Dr Katy Rose.