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NSPCC helpline sees contacts about physical punishment triple in a year

Concerns raised to the NSPCC helpline about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, the charity said. The data has prompted a renewed call for a change in the law, as the charity said its dedicated child protection ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Climate change poses existential risk to children, says paediatrician

Climate change poses an existential risk to children, the UK’s most senior paediatrician has said. Dr Camilla Kingdon, the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), said that extreme weather, pollution, and ...

21 Oct 2023 at 09:29

Older people and pregnant women to be offered new NHS respiratory virus jab

Older people and pregnant women will be offered a vaccine on the NHS to protect against a respiratory virus that can cause serious complications. From September, anyone aged 75 and over (as of September 1) will be offered one dose of ...

25 Jun 2024 at 12:07

Scotland

Children still left ‘worried and waiting’ for NHS treatment, paediatricians warn

Children have been left “worried and waiting” for treatment in Scottish hospitals, with just one health board meeting a key target, leading paediatricians have warned. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said ...

21 Mar 2025 at 09:10

Top doctors’ plea to parents to protect children from flu

Leading children’s doctors have implored parents to get their children the nasal spray that protects against flu amid concerns over a particularly bad flu season. Even previously healthy children can become seriously ill with flu,...

12 Nov 2025 at 08:22

Children seeking A&E care are being let down, top doctor warns

Children are being “let down at the front door of our hospitals”, a top doctor has warned, as leading medics set out how children’s A&E services can improve. Experts from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) ...

02 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Warning as children face ‘catastrophic’ waits for care

A significant number of children are facing “catastrophic” waits for care in the community, leading children’s doctors have warned. A new report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warns that long ...

22 May 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Paediatricians join calls for outright ban on single-use vapes

Paediatricians are calling on the Scottish Government to ban disposable vapes, with ministers being told it is time to tackle the “true scandal” of products such as elf bars to help protect both children’s health and the ...

06 Jun 2023 at 00:01

‘Science doesn’t back smacking children’ – leading doctors call for ban

Smacking puts children at risk of “really significant physical harm”, leading children’s doctors have said as they call for an end to the “Victorian” punishment. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) ...

06 Mar 2025 at 00:01

UK child poverty at ‘unbearable level’, warns paediatrician

Child poverty is at “an unbearable level” in the UK, according to a paediatrician who spoke out on the one-year anniversary of the launch of a taskforce set up to tackle the problem. A snapshot survey of medical staff ...

17 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Rise in number of children treated in hospital for vaping ‘worrying’ – NHS chief

NHS leaders have sounded the alarm over a rise in the number of children admitted to hospital for vaping. Forty children and young people were admitted to hospital in England last year due to “vaping-related ...

14 Jun 2023 at 16:58

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