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RCPCH responds to EHRC report on children's rights

20 November 2020

RCPCH President Professor Russell Viner responds to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report, Children's Rights in Great Britain, published on World Children's Day.

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Your baby's care: Measuring standards and improving neonatal care - NNAP parent and carer guide

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) assesses whether babies in UK neonatal units have had the recommended health checks to reduce their risk of complications and how well they are doing after this care. This is our parent and carer guide to the latest summary report from the NNAP.

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UK CMOs, Academy and GMC issue joint statement to support doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave

11 November 2020

The Chief Medical Officers of all four UK nations, NHS England and NHS Improvement, General Medical Council and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have today issued a statement to recognise that the peak of pressure from coronavirus infections will again require temporary changes to practice, and not...

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RCPCH responds to new Ofsted reports regarding the impact of COVID-19 on children

10 November 2020

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) has published the latest in a series of reports on the impact of the pandemic on children. The reports are based on their observations made during inspections of schools, early years settings and children's services durin...

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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...

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Statement from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health about trainee redeployment

6 November 2020

We respond to surge guidance published by Health Education England (HEE).

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RCPCH joins new alliance on health inequalities

26 October 2020

RCPCH is a founding member of a new coalition of nearly 80 organisations, brought together by the Royal College of Physicians. Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) has been launched today to press for urgent action to address health inequalities.

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2200 paediatricians sign open letter to Prime Minister urging Government to extend free school meals to cover holidays

24 October 2020

Thousands of members sign an open letter urging the UK Government to change course on free school meals during the holidays.

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UK paediatricians declare climate emergency

23 October 2020

We join a coalition of organisations in declaring a climate emergency and publish a plan to accelerate our work in this area.

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Progress+ - frequently asked questions

RCPCH Progress+ is our two-level, run through specialty training programme, and it's live as of 1 August 2023. It's our response to the Shape of training review, and now approved by GMC. Building on the RCPCH Progress curriculum (2018), Progress+ is flexible, fulfilling and fit-for-purpose. Here ...

Paediatric training

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