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Mental health proposals could “stop problems escalating” - ��ֱ�� to Review of Access Standards

11 March 2019

NHS England has published a Clinical Review of NHS Access Standards. It contains proposals to speed up access to mental health services as well as revised measures for treatment in A&E.

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Tackling air pollution "won't happen overnight" - ��ֱ�� to report from Public Health England

11 March 2019

A report from Public Health England recommends various ways to reduce air pollution and improve air quality. Air pollution remains the largest environmental risk to people's health in the UK, causing between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year.

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��ֱ�� to Scottish Government funding announcement

6 March 2019

The Scottish Government has today announced that more than £50 million is to be spent on improving access to mental health services for expectant and new mothers. Officer for Scotland, Professor Steve Turner, responds.

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��ֱ�� to PHE figures on children's tooth extractions

6 March 2019

The new data reveals that almost nine out of ten hospital tooth extractions among young children are due to preventable tooth decay.

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Scottish children still miss out on basic rights

28 February 2019

RCPCH's Officer for Scotland responds to new 'children in families with limited resources' data as one in five children in Scotland miss out on basic rights such as a warm winter coat and outdoor space

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��ֱ�� to OHA calls to protect children from all junk food advertising

28 February 2019

A new survey by the Obesity Health Alliance has revealed clear support among the UK public for far-reaching restrictions on junk food adverts, coinciding with the publication of a new position statement from the Alliance. Dr Max Davie, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement, responds.

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��ֱ�� to Health Select Committee report

26 February 2019

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report today about the first 1,000 days of life. Dr Max Davie, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement, responds.

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Few multivitamins contain recommended dose of Vitamin D, reveals new study

25 February 2019

��ֱ�� to new study, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, which reveals of the multivitamins surveyed, doses ranged from 0 to 800 IU.

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Little improvement on reducing avoidable child deaths, new data shows

22 February 2019

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published 2017 data on avoidable deaths.

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“UK is lagging behind” – ��ֱ�� to Nuffield Trust report

20 February 2019

The Nuffield Trust and the Association for Young People's Health have today published the first ever international comparison of young people's health measures over time, comparing the UK to 18 other high-income countries. Professor Russell Viner, President of the RCPCH, responds.