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Alison Firth

@alison_firth

Head of Health Policy @RCPCHtweets. All views mine. Now posting on @bluesky!

South East London Katılım Eylül 2012
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RCPCH
RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
Are you familiar with the RCPCH Facing the Future standards for paediatric services? Share your experiences to help us update the standards! 🌟 Take our 5-minute survey: forms.office.com/e/uy6K7Y7fz8
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RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
Our #RCPCHblueprint report shows that children are now waiting longer than adults to access healthcare following a decade of chronic underinvestment and a lack of national prioritisation in children’s health. Read @HHE_Digital's spotlight on our report 👇 hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/paedi…
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Professor Chris Whitty
Professor Chris Whitty@CMO_England·
Secondhand smoke harms children and medically vulnerable adults. Most smokers wish they had never started but were trapped by addiction at a young age. Marketing vapes at children is utterly unacceptable. A new Bill in Parliament will address these. gov.uk/government/spe…
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National Children's Bureau@ncbtweets·
Labour has committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. Child health must be central to Labour’s Health Mission, and they must put babies, children, young people, and families at the centre of this consultation and subsequent reforms- buff.ly/48iJrav
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RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
"It's unacceptable that so many children are waiting for as long as several years to access much needed support." Our response to @ChildrensComm report on waiting times for neurodevelopmental conditions. rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/ne…
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Impact on Urban Health
Impact on Urban Health@ImpUrbanHealth·
Incredible interview with @EllaRobertaFdn by @KayBurley: “Air pollution is linked to everything: cancer, heart disease, dementia, miscarriages […] We need to do something.” “Children breathe toxic air every day. And we wonder why the NHS is broken. I’m so angry.”
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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee@PatrickjaLee·
Brilliant work from @RCPCHtweets, recognising not just the severe health effects of wood burning, but also the inequality: "I’m particularly concerned for marginalised communities who will be most impacted despite not being perpetrators." #health-inequalities" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rcpch.ac.uk/resources/air-…
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RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
Today we are launching a new position statement on air pollution. It highlights recent evidence on the child health impacts of indoor and outdoor air pollution, and includes specific policy recommendations for key govt departments. rcpch.ac.uk/resources/air-… #CleanAirForChildHealth
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IPPR@IPPR·
❤️‍🩹 REPORT: The UK is the sick man of Europe. The IPPR Commission on Health & Prosperity has spent the last three years diagnosing the problem & developing the medicine. Today we launch the most ambitious blueprint for the nation's health since Beveridge. ippr.org/articles/our-g…
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RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
Alongside other leading organisations, today we've written in @thetimes about why the #DarziReview must be a turning point for children's health. We stand ready to work with @wesstreeting and others in government on our solutions to ensure children aren't left behind.
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Asthma + Lung UK
Asthma + Lung UK@asthmalunguk·
❌ Clean air is not child’s play. In total, it’s responsible for up to 43,000 premature early deaths every year in the UK.
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Ronny Cheung
Ronny Cheung@CheungRonny·
Children have been left behind, and are sicker than ever before. While adult waiting lists come down, children languish. #Darzi points out the problem, but we have solutions at @RCPCHtweets - read our Blueprint to transform CYP services rcpch.ac.uk/resources/tran….
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RCPCH@RCPCHtweets·
We are pleased to see our evidence reflected in the #Darzi Review and welcome the long overdue focus on children's health and the workforce. We now call for swift action to address the specific challenges identified in the review. Read our response: rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/ne…
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Alison Firth@alison_firth·
Kier Starmer on @bbclaurak - "My conclusion is the only way out of this now is reform...to make the NHS fit for the future". As the Darzi review has shown, this needs to start with child health. Our blueprint for child health services is here to help 👇 x.com/alison_firth/s…
Alison Firth@alison_firth

ICYMI: yesterday @RCPCHtweets published a new policy report setting out our blueprint for child health services. It's packed full of ideas for the transformational change that's needed. Essential reading for anyone working in child health! #RCPCHblueprint rcpch.ac.uk/resources/tran…

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