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RCPCH responds to Scottish Child Poverty Strategy
13 March 2026
The Scottish Government has published their third child poverty delivery plan outlining action for the period 2026 to 2031.
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RCPCH responds to Medical Training Prioritisation Act
6 March 2026
On 5 March 2026, the Medical Training Prioritisation Bill received royal assent and is expected to apply to the 2026 medical specialty recruitment rounds, affecting both foundation and specialty recruitment processes.
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Children’s doctors act on persistent school absences
4 March 2026
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have outlined the role of doctors in supporting children’s school attendance.
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Children’s community health services in the news
26 January 2026
BBC News reports that thousands of children facing 'catastrophic' waits for NHS community care.
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RCPCH welcomes Health and Social Care Committee’s report on early years
22 January 2026
The cross-party Committee’s report focuses on the first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two.
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Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill – member briefing
On 13 January 2026, the UK Government introduced emergency legislation on UK medical graduate prioritisation for medical specialty training as part of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill. This page provides information on what the Bill will do and the College's engagement with the UK Governme...
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RCPCH update on screen time and online harms
19 January 2026
RCPCH President, Professor Steve Turner, has joined leading doctors in a letter to government as concerns of the impact on children and young people's physical and mental health both from excessive screen time as well as exposure to harmful online content grow.
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RCPCH responds to Scottish Budget 2026-27
14 January 2026
The Scottish Government has published their budget for 2026-27.
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RCPCH responds to the 2026 New Year Honours
5 January 2026
The New Year Honours list has been announced, celebrating contributions to those supporting child health and wellbeing across the country.
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RCPCH responds to evidence review of The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020
18 December 2025
The Welsh Government have published evidence on the impact of abolishing the ‘reasonable punishment’ defence and protecting children from physical punishment.