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We want more healthy children. So we make sure that our members get the knowledge and expertise they need, and we involve children, young people and families in all that we do.
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Healthcare standards in secure settings

There are about 1,000 children and young people held in secure settings at any one time. Our recently refreshed standards help ensure they receive the care they need for better health outcomes.
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Interim NHS People Plan

Published this month, the Plan focuses on the challenges specific to the health service workforce. And it identifies actions to help support people working in the NHS in England.
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Join us at our first Adolescent Health conference where a global delegation will gather to hear from leading experts and discover advances in care.
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Supporting SAS doctors - our new report

11 June 2019
Specialty, Associate Specialist and Staff Grade (SAS) doctors are a key part of the paediatric workforce, but are often undervalued and are reducing in number. SAS doctors are senior clinicians with at least four years training in paediatrics, are not a consultant and are not currently in specialty ...
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Workforce census: focus on SAS doctors

Our latest report using RCPCH workforce census data looks at a key section of the paediatric workforce: Specialty, Associate Specialist and Staff Grade doctors (SAS doctors) working in child health.

We make recommendations on planning the child health workforce at a national and local level, and both recruiting and retaining people.

 

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