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�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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�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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�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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Deafness in children: then and now

2 July 2018

In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the NHS, Dr Winifred Baddoo, Chair of the British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology, has written a blog looking back over the history of confirmation of deafness in children, and the ways in which habilitation for these children, through NHS service...

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Medicines for Children win funding from Comic Relief's "Tech for Good" programme

29 June 2018

The Medicines for Children team have been awarded funding with their charity partner, WellChild. Here, they discuss what the grant will be used for, and the different that this funding can make.

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An introduction to Dr David Tuthill, our new Officer for Wales

27 June 2018

Our new Officer for Wales, Dr David Tuthill, congratulates Dr Mair Parry on an excellent legacy, and outlines what his new role means for him and the RCPCH.

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�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.

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Leading Welsh paediatricians gather in Swansea to present latest research

22 June 2018

Welsh Paediatric Society Clinical Meeting in association with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

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�鶹ӰԺ statement on Trump administration family separation policy

21 June 2018

RCPCH President Russell Viner comments on the disturbing practice of family separation in the US.