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Nutrition

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Health outcomes continue to worsen for UK children – say leading children’s doctors

31 March 2023

�鶹ӰԺ warns that across most indicators, health outcomes are worsening for children who live in deprived areas.

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to Northern Ireland's Department of Health’s Health Inequalities Report 2023

30 March 2023

RCPCH responds to Northern Ireland's Department of Health’s most recent annual report focussing on health inequalities covering the 2021 reporting period where data was available.

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Enteral calcium and phosphate supplementation in neonates and children - position statement

This statement is produced by Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG), with support from RCPCH. There are no licensed oral liquid calcium or phosphate products available in the UK. Administration of an effervescent calcium or phosphate tablet is common, and this statement provides guidance for...

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�鶹ӰԺ welcomes free school meals for primary school children in London

20 February 2023

The Mayor of London's has announced that he will provide free school meals to all London's primary school children for the next academic year.

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Paediatricians call out unregulated, high sugar and salt baby foods

27 December 2022

RCPCH calls on the UK Government to finally implement mandatory guidelines on the amount of sugar and salt that baby food can contain.

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Department of Education NI Corporate Plan, 'Every Child' - consultation response

The Department of Education (Northern Ireland) 2023-2028 Corporate Plan will set the strategic focus over the next five years with a view to making a difference and improving outcomes for children and young people in NI. This consultation is on the draft plan.

Wellbeing for children and young people

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�鶹ӰԺ responds to illuminating research on the economic benefits of free school meals

11 October 2022

Research commissioned by Impact on Urban Health confirms that expanding Free School Meals could inject up to £41.3bn into the economy.

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Mandatory calorie labelling in the out of home sector in Scotland - consultation response

In July 2022, the Scottish Government called for views on their proposals to introduce mandatory calorie labelling at the point of choice in the out of home sector. Thank you to all the members who shared their feedback on these proposals. Below is a short summary, with our full response available t...

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Welsh Government proposes new legislation to help tackle obesity

9 June 2022

The Welsh Government has opened consultations on proposals for legislation to reduce obesity in Wales.

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NI Executive Children and Young People’s Strategy 3 Year Delivery Plan - consultation response

In 2021 the Department of Education published the overarching 10 Year Children and Young People’s Strategy (2020 – 2030) on behalf of the NI Executive. Subsequently, in 2022, the Executive produced an initial draft three Year Delivery Plan (2021-24) and published for public consultation.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Society

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