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We offer two qualifications, Membership (MRCPCH) and the Diploma of Child Health (DCH), in the UK and a growing number of countries.

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Nominations for Honorary Fellowship and James Spence Medal are now open. For outstanding contributions to paediatrics and child health.

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"Never defensible": RCPCH responds to Welsh Government research on smacking

11 July 2018

Dr Shabeena Webster responds to new Welsh Government research which examines parental attitudes to smacking children.

Health policy

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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report

11 July 2018

Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.

Community child health

General paediatrics

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RCPCH responds to initial annual training survey findings

9 July 2018

The GMC have released the initial findings of the annual national training survey for 2018. This is a detailed UK-wide poll of more than 70,000 doctors in training and doctors who act as trainers.

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