Northern Ireland

Members working in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland are represented at College Council by the Officer for Ireland - find out useful contacts and activity on your College region's web page

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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.

Paediatric careers

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RCPCH responds to JRF’s UK Poverty 2023 report

26 January 2023

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty in the UK shows that a million children under 4 are growing up in poverty.

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Sharing excellence from across the UK - President's blog

20 January 2023

Camilla reflects on a particularly inspiring trip to Northern Ireland and gears up for the year ahead. She also encourages colleagues to share their brilliant work at this year’s annual conference.

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Tell us your views on a new app about health inequalities

10 January 2023

The College's Digital Division is seeking members' views on the value of creating a health inequalities mobile app. This would be developed in partnership with the paediatrics-led group, Wellbeing and Health Action Movement (WHAM).

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New Year Honours 2023

31 December 2022

RCPCH President comments on New Year Honours.

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Retirement is a time to readjust

20 December 2022

Change is always unsettling and can be challenging, especially if one is unprepared. Dr Sanjay Suri recognises that retirement is a change that is often romanticised but not usually spoken of as a time for readjustment. And that there's someting more important than happiness.

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Genomics for newborns - information

The use of genomics, including newborn screening, is increasingly discussed in the policy space. The UK National Screening Committee has been working with Genomics England, who led a previous whole genome sequencing (WGS) initiative, the 100,000 Genomes Project, to look at a pilot research programme...

Genomics

Neonatal medicine

Volunteering opportunity

Invited Reviews Programme Board (IRPB) - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

16 February 2026

Our Invited Reviews Programme provides a clinically-led expert and independent peer review service to healthcare organisations, assuring patient safety and improving and sustaining the quality of care. We're recruiting a doctor peer reviewer representative.

Invited reviews

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Will you take on International Buy Nothing Day?

25 November 2022

As the festive period begins and on International Buy Nothing Day, Dr Lucy Reynolds, a Community Consultant Paediatrician based in Glasgow, reflects on the environmental and developmental cost of modern materialism. As a member of the Climate Change Advocating for Change Working Group, she also disc...