Royal Colleges supporting school attendance
As children and young people return to school, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has come together with the Royal College of Nursing to brief their members on the role of healthcare practitioners in promoting school attendance. School attendance is falling across the UK and the NHS can play an important […]
CHA response to National Play Report
We welcome the publication of the National Play Report. Play is vitally important for children, helping them to learn and develop new skills. It can also help with physical and mental health and provide opportunities for exercise, fresh air and bonding with parents, carers and siblings. It has a positive impact on childhoods and sets […]
Shaping the future – our submission to parliament
The first 1000 days The Children’s Hospital Alliance (CHA has submitted evidence to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into a child’s first 1000 days (from conception to aged two), which outlined the need to prioritise early years investment by returning to the Sure Start Local Programme model.; In a comprehensive submission, the CHA has emphasised […]
King’s Fund publishes ten actions for the Government on child health
The King’s Fund has published ten actions for the Government to take to improve the health of children and young people. Please see these below. The Department of Health and Social Care should: Allocate a greater and more equitable share of health service funding to children in the multi-year Comprehensive Spending Review, ensuring that ICSs increase […]