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Our response to contemporary child health issues

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King’s Speech: �鶹��ý hopeful that new Government can prioritise health and wellbeing of children

17 July 2024

�鶹��ý is encouraged to see a number of child health focused policies in King’s Speech.

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�鶹��ý welcomes the coming into effect of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024

16 July 2024

Today, 16 July, marks a monumental day for children’s rights in Scotland as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 comes in to force.

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�鶹��ý responds to NHS Provider’s ‘forgotten generation’ report

15 July 2024

The NHS is struggling to meet rapidly rising demand and increasingly complex and acute care needs among children and young people, a survey by NHS Providers finds.

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�鶹��ý responds to Government announcement of independent NHS productivity review

11 July 2024

The Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered an independent investigation into the state of the NHS. He has said this is to "uncover the extent of the issues facing the nation’s health service".

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College responds to reports of a strike on Ukraine’s largest paediatric facility

9 July 2024

On 8 July 2024, Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Ukraine sustained major damage during a missile strike on Kyiv.

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Paediatricians respond to worrying new research on global impacts of air pollution

19 June 2024

A new report from HEI in partnership with UNICEF details health impacts of air pollution, which has moved ahead of tobacco and poor diet as a risk factor for death.

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�鶹��ý responds to JRF’s hardship on primary schools and primary and community healthcare report

18 June 2024

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published research exploring what impact rising hardship is having in classrooms and primary and community healthcare settings across Britain.

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Top paediatricians and child health professionals recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours

15 June 2024

On 15 June, his Majesty the King announced his Birthday Honours List for 2024.

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�鶹��ý responds to latest child and infant mortality data in England and Wales

6 June 2024

Recent ONS data shows the devastating impacts of poverty and deprivation on children's life chances.

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�鶹��ý responds to Public Health Agency ‘Statistical Profile of Children’s Health in Northern Ireland 2022/23

24 May 2024

Public Health Agency released the latest Children’s Health in Northern Ireland Statistics for 2022/3 with continuing bleak figures being illustrated from the national measuring programme on weight of children; highlighting that childhood immunisation rates are falling in Northern Ireland; and demons...