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Membership
President's blogIn his new series, Professor Russell Viner updates on key events and his activities to improve children and young people's health and to support our members.
GDPR - what has changed?Over the coming months, we'll be advising members on the new General Data Protection Regulation. We look at some key changes we've made at the College. -
Education
Get to know ProgressIf you’re a paediatric trainee or trainer in the UK, you’ll need to become familiar with our new curriculum. -
Work we do
Children and young people's voiceRCPCH &Us works with children, young people and families to improve child health. How can you increase patient engagement and voice in your work?
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Resources
Facing the FutureHow can paediatric care be delivered to provide a safe, sustainable and high-quality service that meets the health needs of every child and young person? -
Key topics
Improving children's oral healthOur survey in partnership with Mumsnet found that nearly a quarter of parents and carers had problems accessing NHS dental care for their children. More must be done.
Supporting breastfeedingWe strongly support national policies, practices and legislation that are conducive to breastfeeding, as well as promotion, advice and support to new mothers. -
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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.
Know someone who has made outstanding contributions to child health over their career? Nominations open for Honorary Fellowship and James Spence Medal.
Our major news and media response
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RCPCH response to Court of Appeal ruling on Hadiza Bawa-Garba case
13 August 2018
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba's appeal against the decision to strike her name from the medical register.
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RCPCH President joins new working group to help shape NHS England's long term plan
10 August 2018
NHS England have established a number of workstreams to take forward their recently announced long term plan. RCPCH President, Professor Russell Viner, will sit on the Healthy Childhood and Maternal Health working group, which will bring together local and national system leaders, partners and stake...
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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Government's suicide prevention plan
9 August 2018
Scotland's Mental Health Minister, Clare Haughey, today announced the country's new suicide prevention plan. Dr Donald Macgregor of the RCPCH responds to this announcement.
Your new curriculum helps you develop your knowledge and skills as you progress through paediatric training. It comprises:
- Learning Outcomes - capturing the skills, knowledge and behaviours required at each training stage
- Syllabi - with guidance on how to demonstrate satisfactory achievement of the Learning Outcomes, including for each sub-specialty
- Programme of Assessment - specifying the tools trainees can use to develop and demonstrate their skills
Upcoming courses and events
Course
Webinar - Sleep terror: why paediatricians can’t ignore fatigue
06 September 2018
In this webinar Dr Farquhar builds on the extensive work he has done to highlight the importance of reducing fatigue and optimising sleep for healthcare shift-workers, and the work Dr Cherry Alviani recently presented at RCPCH Annual Conference 2018 plenary session.
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Webinar - Transition – ensuring high quality care for young people aged 14 - 25 years
28 September 2018
In this webinar, the panel will discuss how to plan and implement services for young people aged 14-25 years to ensure a seamless transition of care between paediatric and adult services.
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Art and Science of Effective Engagement with Children and Young People
30 October 2018
Glasgow
Do you want to learn how to involve children and young people in service development, design and strategic decision making? This one-day workshop introduces you to the art and science of effective engagement, giving you models that will support you in planning and delivering successful engagement pr...