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Poverty

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Paediatricians warn toxic air and poor housing threaten the lives of over a million children in England

24 June 2025

In England, 1.5 million children live in unsafe, substandard homes, where poor environmental conditions cause and contribute to asthma, respiratory infections, and chronic illness, further worsening health inequalities.

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Royal Colleges demonstrate the efforts of the workforce in improving child health outcomes

24 June 2025

The Welsh Royal Colleges Child Health Collaborative (WRCCHC) unites over 20 Royal Colleges and professional bodies to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people and the professionals who support them in Wales.

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��ֱ�� 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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��ֱ�� to Spending Review

12 June 2025

The Chancellor has delivered her spending review for 2025.

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��ֱ�� 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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��ֱ�� to Public Health Agency’s Children’s Health in Northern Ireland 2023/24 report

29 April 2025

The Public Health Agency’s annual report provides a statistical profile on various aspects of the health of children in Northern Ireland.

Resource

Mitigation of the two-child limit in Scotland - consultation response

In May 2025, we responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the proposed policy measures to mitigate the two-child limit to Universal Credit applied by the UK Government.

Society

Poverty

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��ֱ�� to child and infant mortality data in England and Wales 2023

22 April 2025

ONS have published data on stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

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��ֱ�� to latest Government announcement on dentistry

21 February 2025

Alongside the announcement of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, the Government has reiterated their plans to introduce supervised tooth-brushing scheme for 3-to-5-year-olds.

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Remembering influential members and our global impact - President’s update

17 February 2025

In our recent Council meeting, we honoured the memory of Dr Jean Bowyer, a passionate advocate for child health. The RCPCH continues to uphold her legacy through international examinations, training, and humanitarian programs.