News
End of the year update from the President
20 December 2024
Pulling it all together through the lens of our new strategy.
Wellbeing for children and young people
News
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.
News
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.
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RCPCH publishes updated LGBTQ+ principle statement
21 November 2024
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has updated their LGBTQ+ principle statement a part of a regular review process.
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RCPCH responds to Impact on Urban Health’s ‘More than a meal’ report
20 November 2024
The report documents how since the policy roll out in 2023, nearly 270,000 children across London were entitled to free school meals.
Course
RCPCH Webinar: Understanding Childhood Poverty
29 January 2025
In this webinar, Ailbhe Cashman, Poverty Proofing Coordinator at Children North East, will discuss the barriers to health families experiencing poverty may face and provide information on what you as an individual or as a service can do to help.
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RCPCH: Action needed on poverty and high sugar products as childhood obesity rates persist
5 November 2024
Paediatricians call for action as obesity levels among children starting their first year of school have increased to almost one in ten.
News
Paediatricians welcome the return of Tobacco & Vapes Bill
5 November 2024
The UK Government has re-introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to phase out smoking, restrict youth access to vaping, and expand smoke-free areas.
News
RCPCH responds to the Autumn budget
30 October 2024
The Government has delivered their first budget statement post-election.
Course
How to Manage: Adolescent health (online)
04 February 2025
This one-day online course will give you an understanding of issues facing young people as they develop, and practical tips of how to engage and work with them within the framework of developmentally appropriate healthcare.