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Â鶹ӰԺ Ireland responds to Child Poverty in Northern Ireland report
13 March 2024
The Northern Ireland Audit Office has published a report on child poverty in the nation.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to Government expansion of mental health hubs
29 February 2024
The UK Government announced in October £4.92 million would be available for 10 mental health focused Early Support Hubs.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to air quality alerts for London healthcare professionals
29 February 2024
The Mayor of London has announced the introduction of air quality alerts for health professionals in London, following a commitment to do so made at an Air Quality and Health Summit in 2022.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to GMC’s apology for past regulatory action linked to homophobic laws
23 February 2024
The General Medical Council (GMC) has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against doctors who, in historic cases, had convictions under now-repealed homophobic laws.
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Â鶹ӰԺ Scotland responds to the Auditor General’s NHS in Scotland report
22 February 2024
The Auditor General has published his overview of the NHS in Scotland and has concluded that the Scottish Government needs to develop a clear national strategy for health and social care to address the pressures on services.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the Â鶹ӰԺ Office’s announcement on Mandatory Reporting of child sexual abuse
22 February 2024
The Â鶹ӰԺ Office has announced that the Government intends to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’
22 February 2024
NHS England has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in selected hospitals from April 2024.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to NHS Dental Recovery Plan
7 February 2024
NHS England and the Government have published their plan to combat high demand for NHS dentistry and focus on greater prevention and good oral health in young children.
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Paediatricians respond to shocking disparity in children’s oral health
1 February 2024
Data shows schoolchildren living in the North and Northeast were almost twice as likely to have experienced tooth decay compared with children living in the Southwest.
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Â鶹ӰԺ welcomes hoped for return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland
30 January 2024
The RCPCH welcome the developments toward the return to devolved government.