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�鶹��ý responds to PHE's 'children already exceed maximum recommended yearly sugar intake'

15 June 2018

According to Public Health England findings released today, children in England have already exceeded their yearly maximum recommended intake of sugar. Dr Max Davie, Officer for Health Promotion for the �鶹��ý responds to this announcement.

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�鶹��ý responds to jointly published public health priorities for Scotland

14 June 2018

The Scottish Government and COSLA have jointly published public health priorities for Scotland, aimed at focussing action across the public sector and voluntary sector and in communities.

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�鶹��ý President issues warning to MPs about the harmful effects of energy drinks

12 June 2018

Today Professor Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, gave evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on the impact of energy drinks on children and young people. Professor Viner warned MPs that the caffeine and sugar content in energy ...

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�鶹��ý responds to new position statement on infant feeding from RCM

12 June 2018

Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead on the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's Health Promotion Committee responds to the new position statement on infant feeding, published today by the Royal College of Midwives.

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New app launches to support parents

12 June 2018

Baby charity The Lullaby Trust has developed Baby Check, a free app that helps parents test their baby for different signs of illness and determine how unwell they are.

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�鶹��ý statement on the publication of the Williams Review

11 June 2018

The College responds to the publication of the Williams Review into gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare.

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�鶹��ý responds to Welsh Government's "A Healthier Wales: our plan for health and social care"

11 June 2018

�鶹��ý Officer for Wales, Dr David Tuthill, responds to Welsh Government's new action plan for the health and social care system

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Healthcare professional bodies publish full response to hyponatremia inquiry report

31 May 2018

The membership bodies representing paediatricians, surgeons, anaesthetists and pathologists, have today published a joint response to Justice O’Hara’s report on hyponatremia related deaths in Northern Ireland.

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�鶹��ý responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on child obesity

29 May 2018

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says �鶹��ý's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

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Hospital grounds, school grounds and playgrounds to be smoke-free in Wales

25 May 2018

The �鶹��ý responds to the announcement that the Welsh Government will ban smoking from school grounds, playgrounds and hospital grounds as part of the Public Health (Wales) Act.