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50% of children waiting over 18 weeks for community health services compared to just 15% of adults

13 December 2024

The current state of children’s community health services is unsustainable, says Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) with new data showing children are waiting far longer than adults for care.

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Paediatric workforce operating at a 20% deficit

10 December 2024

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) has published their ‘Rota gaps survey findings’ report.

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�鶹��ý responds to latest Government announcement on hospital backlogs target

5 December 2024

Today the UK Government has published six new milestones for change that will guide its work over the course of the parliament.

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�鶹��ý and children and young people contribute to the NHS’s 10 Year Health Plan

4 December 2024

�鶹��ý and their youth engagement team, �鶹��ý &Us, have submitted two organisational responses as part of the major public engagement initiative to help shape the NHS 10 year plan.

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Squaring the circle - how to make the Darzi report work for child health in Wales

25 November 2024

Dr Nick Wilkinson, Officer for Wales, discusses the value of stewardship - effective oversight - and how to adopt stewardship at a whole system level.

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The need to invest in child health - President's update

22 November 2024

Steve asks members to help make the case for children in the Westminster government's public consultation on the NHS in England. Plus, we've updated our principle statement on supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people and won an award for our digital growth charts.

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NHS 10 year plan: A community shift that works for children - briefing

This briefing is on one of the three proposed shifts in the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS in England. It explains the value of providing child health services in the community, and the current pressures across children's community services and primary care. We want to see the shift into the commun...

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NHS 10 year plan: Focusing on preventing sickness, not just treating it - briefing

This briefing is one of the three proposed shifts in the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS in England. We highlight the challenges with spotting illnesses earlier and tackling the causes of ill health. We outline our recommendations to support a shift within the NHS from treating illness to preventing...

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NHS 10 year plan: Making better use of technology in health and care - briefing

This briefing is one of the three proposed shifts in the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS in England. We highlight the need to ensure the analogue to digital shift fully considers children's needs, not just that of adults. The five key recommendations are: digitising children's health records, implem...

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Child health at the centre of decision-making - President's update

8 November 2024

The UK Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill provides us with an opportunity to meet one of our goals in the newly published College Strategy, and we're speaking with MPs to support the measures.