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"This is a time to be kind to ourselves as well as others"

Many of you are working hard, and in new ways, and there is understandable anxiety about the pandemic's impact on training and the paediatric workforce in general. Our Chair of our Trainees Committee offers advice to members.

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COVID-19

Our resources cover paediatric services, staffing and rotas, training and CPD, research and surveillance - plus children and young people's insights.

COVID-19 hub

Redeployment during COVID-19

We recognise that redeployment of trainee paediatricians to adult services may be necessary through the pandemic's surges - we've produced principles to minimise disruption to paediatric training.

Our guidance

Measuring impact on child health services

To help support service planning, we're collecting data from UK clinical leads through the pandemic. Our second phase, a winter alert system, began in December 2020.

Our impact tool

Get involved

We're inviting member nominations for a wide range of opportunities - including Officer of Clinical Standards & QI, Area Officer for South England, trainee reps on our CSACs and much more.

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Our major news and media response

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News

Operation Ouch releases series of short videos to help families during lockdown

21 January 2021

The videos provide easy-to-follow advice for parents and carers on minor injuries and illnesses which may affect their children.

COVID-19

Public health

Society

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RCPCH calls on Government to extend the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit

18 January 2021

Our Officer for Health Improvement calls on the Government to extend the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit. The uplift was introduced last year by the Chancellor in response to the pandemic, and is currently due to be removed from payments at the end of March.

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Health policy

Public health

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RCPCH calls for urgent review of meal packages

12 January 2021

Our Officer for Health Improvement reacts to reports and pictures of packages sent to families who rely on the free school meals programme.

COVID-19

Health policy

Public health

The NHS is still providing safe care this winter - advice for families

It can be confusing to know what to do when you or your child is unwell during coronavirus. Our posters have advice to help you wherever you live in the UK.

There is one set for all parents and carers, which you can see below. And more for parents of young babies, and for young people.

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More resources about COVID-19 for parents