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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Winter planning

Services for children and young people face challenges, and particularly each winter. With our guidance, position statements and case studies, we support members to make a compelling and evidence-based case for children's healthcare.

News

RCPCH members asked for their views on air pollution

12 December 2018

Around one in three children are growing up in areas of the UK with unsafe levels of air pollution. This is not only damaging for their health, but a fundamental threat to their right to grow up in a clean, healthy environment.

News

Health safety body launch button battery awareness campaign

7 December 2018

Officer for Health Promotion, Dr Max Davie, urges parents to make sure casing around batteries in toys and electrical devices are secure and says if in doubt, "don't take the risk".

Document

RCPCH Progress+ domain resources: Health promotion and illness prevention

We look at how to recognise and optimise everyday opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness.

Paediatric training

Children and young people's voice

Patient information

Public health

News

RCPCH responds to GMC's National Training Survey - 2018

30 November 2018

RCPCH President says paediatricians are finding it hard to find the time to learn and develop their skills and are experiencing high levels of stress and exhaustion - "it cannot be right."

News

GDPR: six months on

25 November 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation, along with the Data Protection Act 2018, replaced the Data Protection Act 1998 on 25 May 2018. Here we address some of the common misconceptions about the legislation six months after it came into effect.

News

Supporting the challenges we all face in our career: how mentoring can help

15 November 2018

Matt Driver, Lead faculty for RCPCH mentoring skills courses and peer support webinars, explores the role of skilled, trained mentors in supporting doctors throughout their careers.

Resource

Learning together to improve child health - joint position paper

This paper from RCPCH and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on inter-professional training advocates that GP and paediatric trainees work side by side in order to share ideas and learn from each other.

Continuing professional development

Paediatric training

Service design

News

Shaping the future of paediatric care - introducing Paediatrics 2040

8 November 2018

We have started work on our two-year project of enquiry, which will set a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK.

News

Twenty years on: past winners of the Dr Simon Newell Early Investigator of the Year Award

8 November 2018

Established in 1999 by Sparks, this annual award recognises outstanding young medical researchers in the field of paediatrics. Now jointly funded by Sparks and GOSH Charity, it was renamed in 2017 in memory of Dr Newell and his distinguished career. With 19 winners to date, it continues his legacy o...