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�鶹��ý comments on reports of increased admissions of under 5s in hospital with COVID-19

13 January 2022

In response to reports of increased admissions of under-fives in hospital with COVID-19, �鶹��ý comments:

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�鶹��ý calls on government to take more action to support rising childhood obesity

11 January 2022

On Monday 10 January, the Department of Health and Social Care in England launched a new campaign with the aim of encouraging parents to make ‘healthier choices’ when shopping for household groceries by using a new NHS Food Scanner App feature offering healthier alternatives. The campaign follows...

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�鶹��ý responds to Health & Social Care Committee report Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic

6 January 2022

On 6 January 2022 the Health and Social Care Select Committee published a report to the UK Government with recommendations on tackling the backlog caused by the impact of the pandemic in England. The �鶹��ý provided evidence to the committee in September 2021 and has responded to the publication of t...

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Top paediatricians and scientists recognised in New Year’s Honours

1 January 2022

On 1 January 2022, her Majesty the Queen announced the New Year Honours list for 2022. We are delighted that Professor Russell Viner, our immediate past president has received an honour alongside the chief medical officers for England, Scotland and Wales, and a range of health and care workers for s...

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�鶹��ý calls on UK governments to re-open schools in early January as planned

23 December 2021

As we hear more about the spread of the Omicron variant this winter, one aspect of the response will be a consideration of how schools can be kept open. Our President shares our perspective on keeping schools open as a principle.

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Paediatricians launch landmark report on gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders facing children and young people

16 December 2021

Children and young people around the four countries of the UK with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders face a wide variation of support when it comes to getting out of hours or 24/7 emergency care says the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPHGA...

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�鶹��ý responds to the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) report on paediatric waiting lists

19 October 2021

Today, the �鶹��ý responds to this NICCY report which examined the length of time children and young people are waiting to access appointments, the current reporting systems, the impact of delayed care and factors which contribute to paediatric waiting times across Northern Ireland.

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�鶹��ý calls for re-introduction of £20 a week universal credit uplift

6 October 2021

The £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit comes into effect on Wednesday 6 October 2021.

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�鶹��ý joins global call for emergency action to tackle climate change

6 September 2021

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) has joined calls for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health.

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�鶹��ý and partners to supply BNF for Children content to NHS for a further 12 years

23 August 2021

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý), in partnership with joint publishers of the British National Formulary Pharmaceutical Press and BMJ, have been awarded a 12-year contract from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to continue to supply the BNF for Chi...