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Setting new targets for air quality - consultation response

In June 2022 we responded to a consultation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on setting environmental targets. We responded to the questions on target proposals for air quality only. This page provides a summary and you can download our full response.

Health policy

Air pollution

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Progress+ for educational supervisors - supporting your trainee through transition

In the first of our new Educational Supervisor series, and published in June 2022, Dr Lizzie Starkey, Assistant Officer for Trainer Development gives an update to Educational Supervisors on preparing for Progress+. She covers what the changes to the training programme will mean for supervisors and t...

Progress+

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Paediatricians call on government to take action as children’s waiting lists soar to 350,000 for the first time

16 June 2022

NHS England published referral to treatment waiting times for April 2022 on 16 June 2022. For the first time, we have a full year of consultant-led paediatric waiting lists data.

News

For the first time all NHS trusts have a net zero strategy

16 June 2022

On Clean Air Day – 16th June 2022 – NHS England announced for the first time all 212 trusts have strategic plans in place to reach net zero.

News

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15 June 2022

On Wednesday 15 June 2022, the British Medical Association published a landmark report on ‘Delivering racial equality in medicine’.

News

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14 June 2022

On 13 June 2022, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published an updated food strategy.

News

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14 June 2022

Recent news reports have raised concerns that some age disputed children could be included as part of the Government's relocation of migrants to Rwanda under the UK Government's migration policy.

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Training principle of the month 9: Morale and job satisfaction are improved

This month, Dr Sarah Arthur inspires us with case studies on how we might rethink everyday practice to improve morale and job satisfaction in teams. And, two consultants talk us through their strategies for themselves and their colleagues.

Paediatric training

Progress+

Wellbeing for health professionals

News

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10 June 2022

On 9th June 2022, an independent report titled “Making smoking obsolete” was published making recommendations to the UK government to reach its objective for England to be smokefree by 2030.

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RCPCH &Us Volunteers Awards 2022... the winners are...

7 June 2022

In celebration of Volunteers' Week, these awards recognise the hard work and dedication of children, young people and families who volunteer with RCPCH &Us. This year our judging panel had a tough job on their hands: over 280 people had volunteered more than 890 hours through RCPCH &Us. Find out who...