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New screen time research published - ��ֱ��

5 April 2019

��ֱ�� to latest study, which casts doubt on whether spending time on screens before bed is harmful to people's mental health, and says "we would still suggest that families follow our guidance published earlier this year".

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A focus on children's wellbeing - reflections on our St David's Day Conference

29 March 2019

For the final chapter in the "fetal life to adulthood" series devised by Dr Abby Parish, ST6 trainee at Swansea's Singleton Hospital, this year's conference looked at mental health and wellbeing. Here Abby reflects on another successful event before she leaves her position as our Wales Trainee Repre...

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��ֱ�� to impact of social media on young people inquiry

18 March 2019

The APPG on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing call for more research and tighter social media regulation. ��ֱ�� saying social media has benefits as well as threats and the full impact of some are still unknown, "that’s why inquiries that explore this unchartered te...

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��ֱ�� to Scottish Government funding announcement

6 March 2019

The Scottish Government has today announced that more than £50 million is to be spent on improving access to mental health services for expectant and new mothers. Officer for Scotland, Professor Steve Turner, responds.

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��ֱ�� to social media and screen time guidance from Chief Medical Officers

7 February 2019

The UK's Chief Medical Officers have issued guidance on children and young people's use of social media and screen time.

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Time to Talk- Supporting children and young people with mental health

6 February 2019

There has been a lot in the media about mental health recently, with the government promising that mental health will be a key focus of the NHS Long Term Plan. But we know that lots of parents will still have niggling questions. Dr Lee Hudson, Mental Health Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics a...

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��ֱ�� to impact of social media and screen-use report

31 January 2019

Today, the Science and Technology Committee releases its latest report, Impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health. Dr Max Davie, RCPCH Officer for Health Promotion, responds.

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Child health high on the agenda, but political uncertainty and public health cuts pose risk to progress, warns RCPCH President

23 January 2019

The RCPCH has published State of Child Health: Two Years On, which highlights progress made against the policy recommendations in our landmark State of Child Health 2017 report.

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State of Child Health &Us 2019: Views from the RCPCH &Us network

We are proud to share voices from the RCPCH &Us network as part of the State of Child Health two years on reports.

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The depths of winter - building pressure in children Emergency Departments

20 December 2018

The author Paul Theroux said, “Winter is a season of recovery and preparation” and yet the reverse is true in paediatrics. Our last few winters have been so bad that government talk of winter pressures funding seems to start as soon as the daffodils emerge in spring. But when did you last read about...