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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Ofsted's 'Obesity, healthy eating and physical activity' report
18 July 2018
Ofsted have released a new report today regarding the role that schools have in tackling the childhood obesity crisis.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to SACN 'Feeding in the first year of life' report
17 July 2018
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has published its report today, providing recommendations on infant feeding from birth up to 12 months of age. The last review of infant feeding was undertaken by SACN's predecessor, Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA) in 1994 and ...
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"Never defensible": RCPCH responds to Welsh Government research on smacking
11 July 2018
Dr Shabeena Webster responds to new Welsh Government research which examines parental attitudes to smacking children.
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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report
11 July 2018
Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to initial annual training survey findings
9 July 2018
The GMC have released the initial findings of the annual national training survey for 2018. This is a detailed UK-wide poll of more than 70,000 doctors in training and doctors who act as trainers.
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Â鶹ӰԺ reacts to Welsh Government mental health response
4 July 2018
Mental health services at 'crisis point' says RCPCH Officer for Wales, 'and require urgent support.'
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Media and External Affairs team highly commended in Communique PR’s “In-House Team of the Year” Award
3 July 2018
On Thursday 28th June, the Communique PR Awards 2018 ceremony took place at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Smoking in Pregnancy report
2 July 2018
The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group, a coalition of health and maternity organisations, calls for bold Government action, amid concerns that new Government data will reveal that there has been no change in rates of smoking among pregnant women for over a year.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the Scottish Government's Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan
2 July 2018
The Scottish Government have announced the publication of "A Healthier Future - Scotland's Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan". The plan highlights their vision to improve public health outcomes across the nation, with a paediatric focus on halving childhood obesity by 2030.
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Â鶹ӰԺ President responds to publication of Government's obesity plan
24 June 2018
The plan is "extremely encouraging" says Prof Viner but more supported is needed for children who are already overweight or obese.