Read Rocio Cifuentes response to Estyn's report, Improving attendance in secondary schools, published today: childcomwales.org.uk/2024/01/respon…

"We are deeply disappointed that Ministers have not listened to our calls for a robust action plan with measurable targets." Rocio Cifuentes, in a joint statement with other rights organisations, responds to WG's child poverty strategy, published today: childcomwales.org.uk/2024/01/organi…

This report provides alarming evidence that the UK is failing too many of its children. It is also clear about solutions to address the crisis in child health. The time for excuses is over – we support Academy of Medical Sciences calls for the government & policymakers to #PrioritiseChildHealth

Alison Morton, CEO of the Intitute of Health Visiting, tells #R4Today 'many children are not receiving the support they need' due to a cut in health visitor services, after Sir Andrew Pollard expressed concern about infant mortality on our programme yesterday.

Families have been repeatedly directed by Israeli authorities to move, forcibly displacing them into deadly “safe zones” with no guarantee of safety or return, and without the necessary infrastructure and access to services to support life. (1/3)

Children, young people and families met with us in Wales and told us that they were #WorriedAndWaiting. They want to have good signposting to services while they wait, regular communications and for waiting times to be reduced. Read more 👇

Thanks to Russell George MS for sponsoring our #WorriedAndWaiting Senedd event today. Read our report below 👇🏻 rcpch.ac.uk/resources/revi…

📈 Our latest data shows eight million adults and three million children are experiencing #foodinsecurity We're worried about the impact on their health with 60% buying less fruit and 44% less veg as a result of the #CostOfLivingCrisis Read more: tinyurl.com/2u8eddne

Very concerning! My research shows that children who learn to swim will be fitter than those who can't swim, whether they regularly swim or not. Merely having the skill of being able to swim is associated with elevated fitness levels. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Welcome to Wrexham…conference style. The RCPCH Wales Deputy Officers and Health Board Integration lead ready for the Welsh Paediatric Society Spring Clinical Meeting. Looking forward to a day hearing from great speakers about health determinants.

Huge thank you to Naomi, Sarah and Hamilton for organising a truly inspiring Welsh Paediatric Society meeting. So much food for thought 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #RCPCHWales #wheezylikesund1 #DrHJSteward

Turns out improving nutrition for children on a wider scale is quite tricky. I’ll start small in my general paediatric clinic this morning.

5/5 And a special thanks to the Reggie Burke, Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice Youth Board member, for designing our collaborative's signature.

There’s a lot of brilliant work going on in Wales to improve child health and reduce health inequalities. But far too often it’s done solely on good will and is under resourced. Now’s the time to prioritise child health. Excited to be leading this work👇🏻

A&E attendance for children 0-4 years ⬆️42% in last 10 yrs - mostly for minor illnesses, feeding probs, infant crying previously managed by health visitors🚨👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾 Cutting health visitors by ⬆️40% over the same period has been a false economy 🚨 ihv.org.uk/news-and-views…

Children’s services have been consistently left behind and under invested in – leaving thousands of children facing long waits for care. The next UK Government need to urgently prioritise child health services. #RCPCHmanifesto

New campaign launched today to persuade next Government to commit to reducing health inequalities. New data reinforces the public care about the nation's health. Sign petition at healthequals.org.uk to encourage parliamentary candidates to promote health equity.

Children living in poverty breaches #ChildRights guaranteed by the #UNCRC & UNChildRights has called to abolish the 2 child limit & benefit cap on social security benefits: see paragraph 46 a 👉 shorturl.at/uxM14

Are you interested in thinking fresh on how standard setting can support the most effective delivery of paediatric care in a changed health landscape? We are seeking a Wales group member for Beyond Facing the Future. Apply below👇 bit.ly/3RMczjl