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Paediatricians welcome the expansion of Martha’s Rule
4 September 2025
Martha’s Rule is the right for patients, families and carers to request a rapid review if they are worried that their or their loved one’s condition is getting worse and their concerns are not being responded to.
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Â鶹ӰԺ welcomes plans to ban sale of energy drinks for under-16s
3 September 2025
The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England due to negative impacts on children's physical and mental health.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to NHS England’s 10-point plan for resident doctors
3 September 2025
The Â鶹ӰԺ have responded to NHS England’s publication of a 10 Point Plan to improve resident doctors’ working lives.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to NSPCC polling data on physical punishment
21 August 2025
New NSPCC polling reveals four out of five parents with a child under 18 in England (81%) believe it’s unacceptable for adults to use physical punishment on their child, with a similar number of young adults (82%) in agreement.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to GMC’s workplace experiences 2025 report
8 August 2025
The General Medical Council has published ‘The state of medical education and practice in the UK Workplace experiences 2025’ report.
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Â鶹ӰԺ Global: our engagement in Palestine
For over a quarter of a century, from its foundation in 1996, the College has engaged with and supported aid for Palestinian families and children in the Occupied Territories and through their dispersed refugee communities. This work has, throughout, been based on the universal rights of children to...
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More children ill from poverty – bleak paediatricians survey on anniversary of Child Poverty Taskforce
17 July 2025
A survey of paediatricians – published today on the one-year anniversary of government’s Child Poverty Taskforce – reveals that children are experiencing more severe health issues due to poverty, placing a system already stretched thin under much more considerable strain as well as affecting health ...
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the Leng Review
16 July 2025
Professor Gillian Leng CBE has published her independent report looking at the safety and effectiveness of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate profession.
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Â鶹ӰԺ welcomes new Best Start in Life strategy and funding
10 July 2025
The new strategy aims to rebuild early childhood support services in England and comes alongside plan for 1000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country.
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Dr Josh Hodgson announced as Chair of the RCPCH Trainee Committee
2 July 2025
Dr Hodgson has been voted the new Chair of the RCPCH Trainee Committee and will take up his new role in September 2025.