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Public affairs - how we influence

Ensuring decision-makers introduce the best public policy for children and young people is an important part of our work at �鶹��ý. Find out more about our approach to influencing and how we do it.

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�鶹��ý President responds to the Queen's Speech

11 May 2021

�鶹��ý President Dr Camilla Kingdon responds to the UK Government's legislative agenda for the next session of Parliament.

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Update on our climate change activity

22 April 2021

Liz Marder, �鶹��ý treasurer and Chair of the �鶹��ý Climate Change Working Group, marks Earth Day by sharing an update on our climate change activity.

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�鶹��ý responds to the creation of the Office for Health Promotion

29 March 2021

Professor Russell Viner writes about the proposed new body to tackle obesity and mental health, and the promotion of physical activity.

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�鶹��ý responds to Early Years Healthy Development Review

25 March 2021

Professor Russell Viner, �鶹��ý President, responds to the publication of the Early Years Healthy Development Review, chaired by the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP.

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Independent review into gender pay gaps in medicine in England

The College is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and recognises that the gender pay gap is an important issue to members. This page sets out a summary of the review and signposts to further resources.

Health policy

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Workforce

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�鶹��ý publishes vision for the future of paediatrics

24 February 2021

The �鶹��ý today publishes the most comprehensive examination of the future of paediatrics in the UK ever undertaken.

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�鶹��ý calls on Government to extend the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit

18 January 2021

Our Officer for Health Improvement calls on the Government to extend the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit. The uplift was introduced last year by the Chancellor in response to the pandemic, and is currently due to be removed from payments at the end of March.

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�鶹��ý calls for urgent review of meal packages

12 January 2021

Our Officer for Health Improvement reacts to reports and pictures of packages sent to families who rely on the free school meals programme.

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Paediatricians warn parents to be alert to signs of eating disorders over holidays

28 December 2020

Paediatricians have seen a huge rise in cases of anorexia nervosa and other food restriction disorders in this age group, with some reporting a doubling, tripling or even quadrupling of cases compared with the same period last year.