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Poverty

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��ֱ�� to alarming health inequalities in oral health of young children

13 February 2025

The National Dental Epidemiology Programme have published the findings of their oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England in 2024.

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��ֱ�� to Children in Wales report on the 8th Annual Child and Family Poverty Surveys 2024

5 February 2025

The surveys were published in October 2024 by Children in Wales, an umbrella body for organisations and individuals who work with children, young people and their families in Wales.

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RCPCH respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report

31 January 2025

The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.

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��ֱ�� to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report

30 January 2025

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.

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End of the year update from the President

20 December 2024

Pulling it all together through the lens of our new strategy.

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Health inequalities rampant in PICU admissions

13 December 2024

The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) has published a report summarising paediatric critical care activity within paediatric intensive care units (PICU) between 2021 and 2023.

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Supporting our workforce - President's update

6 December 2024

Steve's update focuses on the changing nature of the medical workforce according to the latest GMC report and our vital work to support paediatricians.

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Paediatricians welcome news that two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland

4 December 2024

The Scottish Government has set out its proposed spending and tax plans for 2025 to 2026.

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��ֱ�� to Impact on Urban Health’s ‘More than a meal’ report

20 November 2024

The report documents how since the policy roll out in 2023, nearly 270,000 children across London were entitled to free school meals.

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��ֱ�� to Northern Ireland's Public Accounts Committee report into child poverty

8 November 2024

The Northern Ireland Audit Office had recently reported significant growth in child poverty in NI, despite the publication of a Child Poverty Strategy several years ago. While we are dismayed at the lack of progress on reducing child poverty, we are hopeful that the forthcoming anti-poverty strategy...