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RCPCH response to “Making Wales a No Wrong Door Nation - how are we doing?” report by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales

8 March 2022

In 2019-20, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and her team visited every Regional Partnership Board (RPB) in Wales to find out how services were working together to support children with complex needs. RPBs bring together health boards, local authorities and the third sector to improve the well-...

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#BreakTheBias on International Women's Day 2022

8 March 2022

Our President reflects on this year's theme for IWD, and what we can achieve if we work together.

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Workforce amendment in the Lords gets voted through

3 March 2022

Members of the House of Lords have voted to require the regular publication of health and care workforce projections as part of the Health and Care Bill. The amendment was tabled by Baroness Cumberlege and has been championed in the Commons by Jeremy Hunt MP.

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Manifesto from RCPCH Northern Ireland - Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2022

We want to see the next Northern Ireland Executive take action in four areas: service and system; prevention and early intervention; child health inequalities and poverty; child health workforce. Read more in our manifesto, published in March 2022.

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RCPCH publishes a manifesto for the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Northern Ireland

2 March 2022

Today the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health publishes a manifesto for all current and future politicians to consider ahead of the imminent elections in Northern Ireland.

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RCPCH comments on the Welsh Government’s Healthy Weight Healthy Wales delivery strategy

1 March 2022

On Tuesday 1 March the Welsh Government published its Healthy Weight Health Wales delivery plan for 2022-2024.

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RCPCH stands in solidarity with health workers in Ukraine and calls for protection for children and young people

27 February 2022

Dr Camilla Kingdon, President of RCPCH comments.

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Response to the NHS Race and Health Observatory report

14 February 2022

On Monday, 14 February 2022, the NHS Race and Health Observatory published a rapid review of ethnic inequalities in healthcare and within the NHS workforce.

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NI Executive Draft Environment Strategy - consultation response

In January 2022, we responded to a consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA), on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive, on the draft Environment Strategy. RCPCH Ireland responded to draft Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.

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Paediatricians call on politicians to honour the New Decade, New Approach Agreement

4 February 2022

Yesterday, on 3 February 2022, the First Minister for Northern Ireland (NI) announced his resignation. The announcement has caused concern and confusion around the continuity of the political institutions, the timing of the 2022 election and the progression of outstanding policy and legislation incl...