The Latest Breaking News from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Children as young as six seeking help for mental health crisis

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is warning that ‘more children are reaching crisis point’.

Evening Standard · Sep 1

Children as young as six attending A&E in mental health crisis

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is warning that ‘more children are reaching crisis point’

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Yet another wake-up call on declining child health

Letters: Readers respond to a warning from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on a ‘national embarrassment’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21

All 70 countries that have banned child smacking: England urged to join Wales and Scotland

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is pushing for the rest of the UK to do the same

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

Failure to stem rising cost of formula in UK putting babies at risk, say experts

Leading doctors and charities urge children’s health minister to take action to support struggling families

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023

Thousands of babies and toddlers falling sick from damp homes in Britain, NHS doctor warns

Nearly 31,000 children aged four or under admitted to hospital each year in England due to respiratory virus, with 80% developing acute bronchiolitis

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

Record number of child deaths last year with hundreds more dying since pandemic

UK’s top children’s doctor calls on government to act to tackle ‘unforgivable’ and ‘avoidable’ deaths

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Forty children admitted to hospital for vaping amid rising ‘epidemic’

NHS’s chief executive ‘really worried’ over rising rates of vaping among children

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

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

The NHS said 40 children and young people were admitted to hospital in England last year due to ‘vaping-related disorders’.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

The child vaping crisis: ‘From what my daughter says, 90% of her year do it’

Last week, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said disposable vapes should be banned because of their popularity among children – with many parents now feeling they are fighting a losing battle

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023