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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to the Scottish Budget 2024-25
20 December 2023
The Scottish Government has published its Scottish Budget for 2024 to 2025.
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to Infection related deaths of children and young people in England report
18 December 2023
The report is compiled of data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate infection related deaths in children and young people.
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RCPCH publishes updated position statement on childhood vaccinations
7 December 2023
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has updated its vaccination position statement from 2020 to include recent data on vaccination uptake and key recommendations to UK governments.
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Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping in the UK - consultation response
In December 2023, we responded to a consultation from the UK Government and devolved administrations’ on creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. The College supports raising the age of sale to create a smokefree generation and a full prohibition on the sale and supply of disposabl...
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to worrying health data in latest children's commissioners report on children seeking asylum
30 November 2023
The report highlights several serious health and safeguarding concerns for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK.
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RCPCH brings together international paediatric associations in letter to COP28 Presidency
30 November 2023
For the first time, global leaders will be looking at international action on climate and health at COP28’s Health Day. RCPCH have issued a letter to the COP28 Presidency and Health team, urging the prioritisation of child health in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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Health and social workers urge ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum
27 November 2023
Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.
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RCPCH joins call for politicians to take bold action on clean air
24 November 2023
RCPCH have supported the development of an open letter calling on all political parties to recognise the importance of clean air
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Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing continuation and future pricing consultation
In November 2023, we responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP). MUP was implemented in Scotland in 2018 and the consultation sought to discern whether it ought to continue. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.
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Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak
21 November 2023
Paediatricians are being asked to look out for measles amid the winter season while also calling on Government for the long-awaited vaccine strategy.