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What will the Health and Care Act do for child health?
What will the Health and Care Act do for child health?
Following months of scrutiny, debate and a frenzied ‘ping-pong’ in its final few days the Health and Care Bill became law in England as the…
Bruce Warwick
May 5, 2022
What should we say to young people about vaping?
What should we say to young people about vaping?
Vaping was introduced to the UK market in 2007, and is a habit for a significant minority of young people (although this number does not…
Sinead Phelan
Mar 30, 2022
Why is a unique identification number important for child health?
Why is a unique identification number important for child health?
A full picture of a child’s health, wellbeing and what their care needs are goes beyond their records of contact with the NHS. Research has…
Sinead Phelan
Jan 27, 2022
Has the Chancellor delivered for child health?
Has the Chancellor delivered for child health?
Love him or loathe him, if there is one thing to be said for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, it is that he certainly understands the power of…
Bruce Warwick
Nov 4, 2021
How does active travel improve child health?
How does active travel improve child health?
There are more bicycles than people in The Netherlands, a country with a population of over 17 million. The country’s robust cycling…
Sinead Phelan
Aug 23, 2021
How can we protect children’s health from air pollution?
How can we protect children’s health from air pollution?
This article was originally published as part of #CleanAirDay 2021. Find out more here: https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/
Sinead Phelan
Jun 16, 2021
What does the election result mean for child health in Scotland?
What does the election result mean for child health in Scotland?
The electorate in Scotland have returned a SNP Government to power with 64 seats, just shy of a 65-seat majority and one more than in the…
RCPCH Insight
May 20, 2021
What does the election result mean for child health in Wales?
What does the election result mean for child health in Wales?
Votes have been counted, results announced and Senedd Members sworn in. It’s going to be a different Senedd, with around a third being new…
RCPCH Insight
May 20, 2021
The 6th May must be a turning point for CYP mental health in Scotland
The 6th May must be a turning point for CYP mental health in Scotland
Childhood and adolescence are a particularly crucial time for mental health, with half of all adult mental health problems presenting…
RCPCH Insight
Apr 29, 2021
How can paediatricians support Muslim children and young people and their families this Ramadan?
How can paediatricians support Muslim children and young people and their families this Ramadan?
16 hours. Longer than a long day or night shift. That’s how long many Muslims around the globe will be fasting for every day for a month…
RCPCH Insight
Apr 12, 2021
What is a rare disease?
What is a rare disease?
A rare disease is a condition that affects a small percentage of the population. Definitions vary from country-to-country, but in the EU a…
RCPCH Insight
Feb 16, 2021
Why is maintaining the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit important for child health?
Why is maintaining the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit important for child health?
As part of the financial support package introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak last March, payments of Universal…
Caitlin Plunkett Reilly
Feb 4, 2021
What do policy makers mean by ‘levelling up’?
What do policy makers mean by ‘levelling up’?
We’re now a year on from the 2019 General Election. The Conservative Party fought their election battle on a pledge to ‘level up’ the…
Caitlin Plunkett Reilly
Dec 10, 2020
What does the Spending Review mean for child health?
What does the Spending Review mean for child health?
If you’ve had a glance at any of the reporting on the publication of the Spending Review, or heard a snippet of the speech the Chancellor…
Caitlin Plunkett Reilly
Nov 25, 2020
Advice to help new parents during the pandemic
Advice to help new parents during the pandemic
We’ve joined forces with our friends at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the British Association of Perinatal Medicine…
RCPCH Insight
Nov 12, 2020
What’s the link between hunger and childhood obesity?
What’s the link between hunger and childhood obesity?
Last weekend, we published an open letter to the Prime Minister, signed by over 2200 paediatricians, calling for the extension of free…
Caitlin Plunkett Reilly
Oct 27, 2020
The Brexit endgame — the vexed question of deal or no deal
The Brexit endgame — the vexed question of deal or no deal
It’s now the Brexit endgame, where we find out how the UK will leave the EU at the end of the year — with or without a trade deal. In many…
Robert Okunnu
Oct 26, 2020
How does air pollution affect children and young people?
How does air pollution affect children and young people?
Air pollution is an issue that affects everyone across the UK — not just people living in big cities. Chemicals like nitrogen oxides and…
RCPCH Insight
Jun 25, 2020
What does a health visitor do?
What does a health visitor do?
Health visitors are nurses or midwives trained in community public health. They work to improve health and reduce inequalities through a…
RCPCH Insight
Jul 12, 2020
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