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Tribute to Dr Janet Anderson

3 April 2023

Professor Sir Alan Craft pays tribute to Dr Janet Anderson, a general paediatrician in Wolverhampton with a special interest in diabetes. For many years she was involved in training at RCPCH and was an Honorary Fellow.

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Workforce planning and sustainable staffing - changes to the NHS Pensions Scheme

29 March 2023

Following the Department of Health and Social Care consultation, proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme have been agreed as part of the government’s Spring Budget.

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Ensuring the needs of children are not forgotten - a perspective on what it means to be an RCPCH Ambassador

27 March 2023

Dr Steve Jones is a consultant paediatrician and RCPCH Ambassador for Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. He tells us how he is advocating to raise the profile of children and young people in his Integrated Care System (ICS).

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Our voices: young people and climate change

6 March 2023

This podcast is created by young volunteers with RCPCH &Us and is all about climate change with some international guests from Ghana and others closer to home from the RCPCH Climate Change Working Group and RCPCH members.

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RCPCH responds to BMA vote for strike action

23 February 2023

On 20 February the BMA confirmed that junior doctors and trainees in England voted to take strike action. The vote saw a turnout of 77% with 98% voting yes.

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Just over six months until Progress+

23 February 2023

Our new two-level training programme comes in from August 2023. If you're feeling overwhelmed or just a bit nervous about this change, don't panic! Dr Cathryn Chadwick, VP for Training and Assessment and Dr Emma Dyer, Chair of the Trainees Committee explain.

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Implementing Progress+: Integrated care posts in Yorkshire and Humber

17 February 2023

Dr Karin Schwarz tells us about the work she and her colleagues have been doing locally in Yorkshire and Humber to adapt and develop posts in preparation for Progress+.

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Group A strep - reinstatement of NICE sore throat guidance

17 February 2023

Interim guidance from NHS England has been stepped down, and clinicians are advised to use NICE guidance for sore throat.

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Returning to work in paediatrics - guidance for doctors

This page gives the College's suggested approach for doctors returning to clinical practice after a period of leave. It has details especially for doctors in training, including how to access support within deaneries.

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RCPCH responds to Social Care Review Implementation Strategy

3 February 2023

The government has published a long-term strategy to ‘fix’ children’s social care.