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Conducting climate action

19 February 2025

After a busy start to the year, Helena Clements, �� Officer for Climate Change, shares how she is building networks and fostering relationships to drive climate action for Children and Young People.

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�� welcomes landmark vaping study

19 February 2025

A landmark study, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will investigate the long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and well-being.

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Remembering influential members and our global impact - President’s update

17 February 2025

In our recent Council meeting, we honoured the memory of Dr Jean Bowyer, a passionate advocate for child health. The �� continues to uphold her legacy through international examinations, training, and humanitarian programs.

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Progress on waiting times glosses over children’s health services

14 February 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (��) remains concerned with the latest performance data.

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�� responds to alarming health inequalities in oral health of young children

13 February 2025

The National Dental Epidemiology Programme have published the findings of their oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England in 2024.

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�� responds to Children in Wales report on the 8th Annual Child and Family Poverty Surveys 2024

5 February 2025

The surveys were published in October 2024 by Children in Wales, an umbrella body for organisations and individuals who work with children, young people and their families in Wales.

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�� respond to Joseph Rowntree Foundation's ‘UK Poverty 2025’ report

31 January 2025

The report paints a picture of the nature of poverty in the UK leading up to the 2024 General Election, highlighting the necessary actions needed to enact change as it's revealed that 3 in every 10 children are living in poverty.

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�� celebrates uptake of RSV maternal vaccine

31 January 2025

The new maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out in September saw more than 1 in 3 women giving birth take up the offer during the first month.

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�� responds to State of Health Visiting, 2024 UK survey report

30 January 2025

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) publishes its findings from the largest survey of health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK.

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Children’s organisations call for greater ambition in government's plans to reduce waiting times for young people

23 January 2025

Children’s charities and medical bodies have come together to publish a consensus statement calling for urgent action as the UK's child health outcomes now rank amongst the worst in Europe.