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Changing climate already impacting the way healthcare professionals work around the world

21 August 2024

Children and young people face increased exposure to heat, poor outdoor air quality, household air pollution and higher prevalence of infectious disease according to a global survey.

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Paediatricians call for fund to help lower-income families attend healthcare appointments

8 August 2024

Families have reported missing paediatric appointments because of the financial cost associated with attending one, which averages at £35 per visit.

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College welcomes the introduction of game changing RSV vaccine

25 June 2024

After a headline campaign from �鶹��ý, England and Scotland have announced a rollout of the RSV vaccine this autumn.

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Doctors call for action on air pollution

20 June 2024

Doctors are marking Clean Air Day today (20 June) by calling on the Scottish Government to act to reduce preventable ill health, caused by air pollution in Scotland.

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Health leaders issue urgent advice as cases of whooping cough rise

7 June 2024

A joint press release from �鶹��ý, RCGP, RCOG and RCM.

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�鶹��ý responds to loss of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill

24 May 2024

It has been confirmed that the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has not been included in ‘wash-up', the set of bills expedited through Parliament before the next general election.

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20 Royal Colleges and professional bodies team up to improve child health outcomes in Wales

21 May 2024

The Welsh Royal Colleges Child Health Collaborative (WRCCHC) has written to the First Minister of Wales to ask how his government will improve child health and support the workforce that cares for them.

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Welsh children left ‘worried and waiting’ as paediatric waiting lists soar by 62% since 2016

20 February 2024

Paediatricians in Wales are calling for urgent action from Government after a new report shows huge demand and disproportionately long waits for crucial children’s health services.

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�鶹��ý publishes updated position statement on childhood vaccinations

7 December 2023

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) has updated its vaccination position statement from 2020 to include recent data on vaccination uptake and key recommendations to UK governments.

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Health and social workers urge �鶹��ý Office to reconsider unethical age assessments for children seeking asylum

27 November 2023

Leading paediatricians, dentists and social care workers have written to the �鶹��ý Secretary urging him to reconsider the use of x-rays as methods of age assessments for children seeking asylum in the UK.