Putting children first: Prioritising Wales’s future
Our calls for the next Welsh Government: Read our manifesto
Wales 2026 Election Manifesto
1 We need to:
Empower the child health workforce: Attract, support and retain a workforce able to care for current and future generations.
2 We need to:
Transform health services: Prioritise children’s health, happiness and wellbeing within the planning, funding and delivery of the NHS.
3 We need to:
Embrace data and digital innovation: Revolutionise child health through data transparency and digitalisation, investment in IT infrastructure and facilitating record sharing across sectors.
4 We need to:
Deliver for all: Ensure every child has an opportunity for a healthy life by mitigating the wider determinants of health.
Putting children first: Prioritising Wales’s future
Why act now?
29% of children are living in relative income poverty
25% of children aged 4-5 are overweight or obese
32% of children aged 5-6 were affected by tooth decay
50,000+ open patient pathways for under 18s
1 in 6 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem
Data taken from RCPCH Wales survey 2024
What RCPCH members told us:
92% of members believe improved NHS IT systems would benefit the child health workforce
88% of members wanted the Welsh Government to deliver a long-term child health workforce plan
77% said the Government should prioritise fair funding for child health
69% said reducing the impact of poverty would be the most beneficial measure to improving child health.
Rhoi plant yn gyntaf: Blaenoriaethu
dyfodol Cymru
Ein galwadau am Lywodraeth nesaf Cymru:
1 Rydym ni angen:
Grymuso’r gweithlu iechyd plant: Denu, cefnogi a chadw gweithlu sy’n gallu gofalu am genedlaethau’r presennol a’r dyfodol.
2
Rydym ni angen:
Trawsnewid gwasanaethau iechyd:
Blaenoriaethu iechyd, hapusrwydd a lles plant o fewn cynllunio, ariannu a darparu’r GIG.
Dewch o hyd i’n maniffesto yma
Maniffesto
Etholiad Cymru 2026
3 Rydym ni angen:
Croesawu data ac arloesedd digidol:
Chwyldroi iechyd plant trwy dryloywder data a digideiddio, buddsoddi mewn seilwaith TG a hwyluso rhannu cofnodion ar draws sectorau.
4 Rydym ni angen:
Cyflawni dros bawb: Sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael cyfle i fywyd iach drwy liniaru penderfynyddion ehangach.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Cymru
Leading the way in Children’s Healt h
Rhoi plant yn gyntaf: Blaenoriaethu dyfodol Cymru
Pam gweithredu nawr?
Mae 29% o blant yn byw mewn tlodi incwm cymharol
Mae 25% o blant 4-5 oed dros bwysau neu’n ordew
Cafodd 32% o blant 5-6 oed eu heffeithio gan bydredd dannedd
50,000+ o lwybrau agored i gleifion dan 18 oed
Mae gan 1 ym mhob 6 o blant a phobl ifanc broblem iechyd meddwl diagnosadwy
Arolwg RCPCH Cymru 2024
Maniffesto
Etholiad Cymru 2026
Beth ddywedodd aelodau
RCPCH wrthym:
92% o aelodau yn credu y byddai gwell systemau TG y GIG o fudd
i’r gweithlu iechyd plant
Roedd 88% o’r aelodau eisiau i
Lywodraeth Cymru gyflawni cynllun gweithlu iechyd plant tymor hir
Dywedodd 77% y dylai’r Llywodraeth flaenoriaethu cyllid teg ar gyfer iechyd plant
Dywedodd 69% mai lleihau effaith tlodi fyddai’r mesur mwyaf buddiol i wella iechyd plant.
© Mae Coleg Brenhinol Pediatreg a Iechyd Plant (RCPCH) yn elusen gofrestredig yng Nghymru a Lloegr (1057744) ac yn Yr Alban (SC038299).
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Cymru
Leading the way in Children’s Healt h
