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RCPCH responds to latest Government announcement on dentistry

21 February 2025

Alongside the announcement of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, the Government has reiterated their plans to introduce supervised tooth-brushing scheme for 3-to-5-year-olds.

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Society

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Remembering influential members and our global impact - President’s update

17 February 2025

In our recent Council meeting, we honoured the memory of Dr Jean Bowyer, a passionate advocate for child health. The RCPCH continues to uphold her legacy through international examinations, training, and humanitarian programs.

• Global child health
• Health inequalities
• NHS plan
• Obesity
• Participation
• Patient information
• Poverty
• President's update
• Public health
• RCPCH Conference
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people
• Wellbeing for health professionals
• Workforce

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RCPCH responds to alarming health inequalities in oral health of young children

13 February 2025

The National Dental Epidemiology Programme have published the findings of their oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England in 2024.

• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people

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RCPCH responds to Children in Wales report on the 8th Annual Child and Family Poverty Surveys 2024

5 February 2025

The surveys were published in October 2024 by Children in Wales, an umbrella body for organisations and individuals who work with children, young people and their families in Wales.

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Wellbeing for children and young people

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RCPCH respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report

31 January 2025

The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Poverty
• Public health
• Society
• Vaccination
• Wellbeing for children and young people

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RCPCH responds to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report

30 January 2025

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.

• Breastfeeding
• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Poverty
• Public health
• Society
• Vaccination
• Wellbeing for children and young people
• Workforce

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End of the year update from the President

20 December 2024

Pulling it all together through the lens of our new strategy.

• Air pollution
• Area of medicine
• Children and young people's voice
• Clinical guidelines and standards
• Community child health
• Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services
• Facing the Future - ongoing heath needs
• Global child health
• Governance and regulation
• Infant health
• Life stage
• Membership
• NHS plan
• Participation
• Poverty
• President's update
• Public health
• Service design
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people
• Workforce

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Health inequalities rampant in PICU admissions

13 December 2024

The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) has published a report summarising paediatric critical care activity within paediatric intensive care units (PICU) between 2021 and 2023.

• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• NHS plan
• Poverty
• Public health
• Society
• Wellbeing for children and young people

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Supporting our workforce - President's update

6 December 2024

Steve's update focuses on the changing nature of the medical workforce according to the latest GMC report and our vital work to support paediatricians.

• Air pollution
• Children and young people's voice
• Choose paediatrics
• Membership
• NHS plan
• Paediatric careers
• Participation
• Poverty
• President's update
• Society

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Paediatricians welcome news that two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland

4 December 2024

The Scottish Government has set out its proposed spending and tax plans for 2025 to 2026.

• Health inequalities
• Health policy
• Media response
• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Poverty
• Public health
• Wellbeing for children and young people
• Workforce