Health inequalities

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on child obesity

29 May 2018

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says RCPCH's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

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APPG obesity report finds 88% of obese stigmatised

15 May 2018

RCPCH President says 'prevention is much simpler than cure' and calls on government to prevent obese children becoming obese adults with a string of bold measures.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to new child mortality study

3 May 2018

English under 5's are one and half times more likely to die than those living in Sweden. RCPCH responds to new paper published in Lancet.

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Global child health - our impact

Since our foundation, we at RCPCH have embraced a commitment, beyond our work in the UK, to improving child health in the world's poorest countries. We train, mentor and advise on a wide range of medical issues which affect infant and child care services worldwide. For more than 20 years, RCPCH G...

Child and adolescent mortality

Community child health

Continuing professional development

Health inequalities

Quality improvement

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2017

Our response to a wide range of health policy consultations ensures that the College's position, and ultimately children's health, is represented. Browse our responses to health policy consultations in 2017.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2016

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2015

Our response to a wide range of health policy consultations ensures that the College's position, and ultimately children's health, is represented. Here, you can browse our responses to health policy consultations for the year 2015.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Our responses to health policy consultations 2014

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Poverty &Us - parents, carers and young people tell us how poverty impacts them

Parents, carers and young people from a temporary accommodation hostel in London took part in a session in October 2017. Here are their comments from their workshop and presentation to healthcare professionals.

Public health

Health inequalities

Nutrition

Wellbeing for children and young people

Poverty

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Abolish postcode lottery to good dental health, say children’s doctors

11 April 2018

Children’s doctors are today calling for councils to give every child an equal opportunity to good dental health as a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users reveals around one quarter had problems accessing free NHS dental care.