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Voice of the Nation: What helps children and young people to be healthy, happy and well?

Over the last two years, �鶹��ý &Us have been working with children and young people across the UK to find out what matters to them to improve their health and the services that support them. Over 3,000 children and young people have taken part, with a review group looking at the results and drafting...

Children and young people's voice

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Assessment review - update from the Trainee Committee on starting the pilot stage

21 July 2025

An assessment review is underway to align the programme of assessment with the Progress+ curriculum. Dr Josh Hodgson, incoming chair of the �鶹��ý Trainee Committee and Dr Emma Dyer, who is chair until September, update us on the latest developments as we move into the piloting stage of the review p...

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More children ill from poverty – bleak paediatricians survey on anniversary of Child Poverty Taskforce

17 July 2025

A survey of paediatricians – published today on the one-year anniversary of government’s Child Poverty Taskforce – reveals that children are experiencing more severe health issues due to poverty, placing a system already stretched thin under much more considerable strain as well as affecting health ...

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10 Year Health Plan for England - member briefing on the published plan

The UK Government published the 10 Year Health Plan on 3 July 2025, outlining long-term priorities for improving the health system and health outcomes in England. Over past six months the �鶹��ý Health Policy team have been making the case for children and the child health workforce - with input from...

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�鶹��ý welcomes new Best Start in Life strategy and funding

10 July 2025

The new strategy aims to rebuild early childhood support services in England and comes alongside plan for 1000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country.

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Epilepsy12 - National Organisational Audit and Clinical Audit 2026

Published in July 2026, our annual report presents the latest results from Epilepsy12, providing insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales. The report has three key themes: including all ch...

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�鶹��ý calls 10-Year Health Plan a unique opportunity for children

3 July 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recognises the strong potential of the newly published 10-Year Health Plan and outlines its early reflections.

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Assessment review - information and updates

We are reviewing the assessment programme within �鶹��ý Progress+ for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training in the UK. Our aim is to ensure that assessments and examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. We have developed and piloted three proposed workplace-based assessments an...

Examinations

Paediatric training

Progress+

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Paediatricians overworked and burnt out as demand far outstrips workforce capacity

23 June 2025

82% of paediatricians feel there isn’t sufficient staffing to meet the needs of children and young people, with 63% reporting feeling burnt out.

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Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) updates from the UK nations - patient safety spotlight

23 June 2025

Colleagues share the journey of the PEWS programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England, reflecting on standardising across the many and varied types of units, and future plans for improvement across the nations.