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Dramatic rise in waiting times is leaving children across Wales without the community care they need, says paediatricians
17 June 2025
Report shows massive increase in waiting times for children’s community health services, with many health boards seeing demand double.
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RCPCH responds to Welsh Government’s plans for ‘Marmot nation’
16 June 2025
The Welsh Government will adopt public health expert Sir Michael Marmot’s eight principles, which aim to eliminate unfair and avoidable differences in health which can be caused by where people live, what kind of job they do and how they are treated in society.
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RCPCH celebrates paediatricians recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025
14 June 2025
On 14 June, his Majesty the King announced his Birthday Honours List for 2025, which included RCPCH members and those from the child health workforce.
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RCPCH Officer for Child Protection receives OBE for safeguarding work
13 June 2025
Professor Andrew Rowland has been appointed as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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RCPCH responds to Spending Review
12 June 2025
The Chancellor has delivered her spending review for 2025.
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RCPCH welcomes the latest urgent and emergency care plan
6 June 2025
The urgent and emergency care plan 2025/26 is a strategy aimed at addressing the increasing demand on emergency services in England.
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RCPCH responds to the expansion of free school meals in England
5 June 2025
The Government has announced plans to expand free schools meals to all children in reciept of universal credit.
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Leading health organisations write to the UK Foreign Secretary regarding worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
4 June 2025
Royal Colleges and leading health organisations have written to David Lammy and urged for action to help protect children and healthcare workers in Gaza.
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Report shows hundreds of thousands of children left waiting for vital community care services
21 May 2025
With over 310,000 children in England currently waiting for community health services, paediatricians remain unclear on how the Government’s ‘shift care to the community’ plans will work in practice.
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RCPCH responds to latest Northern Ireland youth vaping report
16 May 2025
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has published new research – the ‘Behavioural insights into youth vaping in Northern Ireland' report.