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Paediatricians overworked and burnt out as demand far outstrips workforce capacity

23 June 2025

82% of paediatricians feel there isn’t sufficient staffing to meet the needs of children and young people, with 63% reporting feeling burnt out.

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Spotlight on the child health workforce in England 2025 - policy briefing

Paediatricians are working hard to provide high quality care for an increasing number of children, but without proper support they continue to face an uphill battle. In this policy briefing, we set out principles and recommendations to support the development of a new long-term workforce plan in Eng...

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From reform to opportunity? What the NHS England merger and ICB reform could mean for child health

18 June 2025

Child health outcomes have been allowed to decline for too long. But, argue Liam Sollis, Associate Director of Policy & External Affairs and Dr Mike McKean, �� Vice President for Policy, here is an opportunity to reshape the future of child health in England.

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Dramatic rise in waiting times is leaving children across Wales without the community care they need, says paediatricians

17 June 2025

Report shows massive increase in waiting times for children’s community health services, with many health boards seeing demand double.

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�� celebrates paediatricians recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025

14 June 2025

On 14 June, his Majesty the King announced his Birthday Honours List for 2025, which included �� members and those from the child health workforce.

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�� Officer for Child Protection receives OBE for safeguarding work

13 June 2025

Professor Andrew Rowland has been appointed as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours.

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�� responds to Spending Review

12 June 2025

The Chancellor has delivered her spending review for 2025.

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�� welcomes the latest urgent and emergency care plan

6 June 2025

The urgent and emergency care plan 2025/26 is a strategy aimed at addressing the increasing demand on emergency services in England.

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Collaborative healthcare in England: Delivering the services children need in the community

�� has long called for a greater focus on and investment in children’s community health services, which support some of our most vulnerable children and their families. The latest available data covering March 2025 shows that more than 314,000 children and young people are waiting for community h...

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Report shows hundreds of thousands of children left waiting for vital community care services

21 May 2025

With over 310,000 children in England currently waiting for community health services, paediatricians remain unclear on how the Government’s ‘shift care to the community’ plans will work in practice.