Public health

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1 December 2021

The Institute for Health Visitors (IHV) has published its annual report on the state of health visiting in England. ��ֱ��.

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Urgent action is needed to support child health, says RCPCH following NAO report

1 December 2021

The National Audit Office has today published its annual look at the NHS backlogs and waiting times in England, ��ֱ��.

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Today we create our futures - President's blog

19 November 2021

Camilla writes about recent ‘virtual’ visits to Scotland and Sri Lanka and also discusses the enormity of the climate change challenges we face and how we all have a role to play. She talks about our new sustainable future with Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) online and highlights upcoming el...

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��ֱ�� to sharp rise in rates of obesity in young children

16 November 2021

NHS Digital today announced new figures showing a significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children. Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points between 2019-20 and 2020-21.

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Welsh Government launches its consultation, A Smoke-free Wales

10 November 2021

The target of the Welsh Government's long term tobacco control strategy, is a smoke-free Wales by 2030, or less than 5% of the population smoking. The RCPCH welcomes this announcement.

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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2021, we responded to this consultation to provide our views on the main priorities and issues set out by the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee in Wales. As a College, we have highlighted climate change as a priority in our new three-year strategy and look forwar...

Public health

Climate change

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Playing our part on climate change and beyond - President's blog

5 November 2021

Camilla reflects on the climate emergency, what the budget means for child health, breaking the cycle of deprivation and how a cycle ride showed the best of paediatrics.

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Health & Social Care Committee Sixth Senedd Priorities (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2021, we responded to this consultation to provide our views on the main priorities and issues that the Health and Social Care Committee identified for consideration during the Sixth Senedd (2021-2026).

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Mental health

COVID-19

Children and young people's voice

Public health

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Children, Young People and Education Committee Sixth Senedd Priorities - consultation response

In September 2021, we responded to this consultation to provide our views on the main priorities and issues that the Children, Young People and Education Committee identified for consideration during the Sixth Senedd (2021-2026), Wales.

COVID-19

Children and young people's voice

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

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Mandatory vaccination of health and social care staff in England - consultation responses

In October 2021 we responded to a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on whether COVID-19 and flu vaccination should be made a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector in England. In February 2022 we responded to a further DHSC consultation following...