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The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a report looking at child health and wellbeing in the UK. The report brings together evidence across 12 indicators of child health including early childhood development, mental health, and emotional health and wellbeing. The report highlights: significant inequalities in the levels of development among children starting school; widespread and increasing mental health problems among children and young people; and a lack of access to emotional health support. The recommendations focus on three themes around: improving the quality, collection and sharing of child health data; establishing national targets across all indicators to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities; and introducing a Children’s Health Investment Standard and delivering a funded, long-term child health workforce strategy.
Read the report: Introducing state of child health 2026 - president's update