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�鶹��ý joins call for politicians to take bold action on clean air

24 November 2023

�鶹��ý have supported the development of an open letter calling on all political parties to recognise the importance of clean air

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‘Wellbeing’- the language we use matters

22 November 2023

In this month’s Thrive Paediatrics blog, one of our Dinwoodie �鶹��ý Clinical Fellows describes the impact of the language we use when we discuss wellbeing.

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Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak

21 November 2023

Paediatricians are being asked to look out for measles amid the winter season while also calling on Government for the long-awaited vaccine strategy.

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�鶹��ý contributes to urgent and emergency care report

21 November 2023

The report, Right Place, Right Care: Learning the Lessons from the UK Crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care in 2022, was published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) provides cases studies and analysis of last year’s crisis in Emergency Care.

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�鶹��ý publishes a summary of children and young people’s perspectives on how to tackle climate change

20 November 2023

The summary brings together the Children and Young People’s (CYP) key recommendations from the recent �鶹��ý report, Preserving the world for future generations, and aims to provide decision makers and paediatricians with a digestible summary of our evidence.

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Paediatricians call on UK Government to reverse international aid cuts this World Children's Day

19 November 2023

Statement by the International Child Health Group and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ahead of the UK Global Nutrition Summit on World Children’s Day, November 20 2023.

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�鶹��ý Wales responds to Welsh Government’s decision not to extend school meals during holidays

17 November 2023

The Welsh Government has outlined their decision in an impact assessment document.

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The importance of hope - President’s blog

17 November 2023

With winter upon us and the health pressures that brings, alongside national and global events, Camilla highlights the importance of hope. There is also an invitation to contribute to the government’s consultation on creating a smokefree generation and a prompt from the BPSU to ensure your details a...

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Introducing the �鶹��ý Wales Deputies

15 November 2023

How can we help ensure children and young people are at the centre of policy making in Wales? Dr Nick Wilkinson, Officer for Wales, notes the need draw on others' expertise... And so he announces our recently appointed �鶹��ý Wales Deputy Officers and Health Board Integration Lead.

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The state of digital child health today - an interview with Professor Sam Shah

15 November 2023

In this �鶹��ý Podcasts episode, Richard Burley, Executive Director of Digital talks with Professor Shah about how digital technology can support child health, and how paediatricians can embrace it - with a dose of healthy scepticism.

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