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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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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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RCPCH responds to the Scottish budget 2023 to 2024

19 December 2022

The Scottish Budget for 2023 to 2024 was published on 15 December 2022.

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Genomics for newborns, children and young people - FAQs

The use of genomics, including newborn screening, is increasingly discussed in the policy space. We know that 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 resea...

Clinical genetics

Whole genomic sequencing

Neonatal medicine

Volunteering opportunity

Invited Reviews Programme Board (IRPB) - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

6 February 2023

Our IRPB provides governance and oversight to the Invited Reviews Service, and is seeking applicants for the position of Reviewer Member.

Invited reviews

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Group A Strep and scarlet fever during a time of winter pressures – a joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP

8 December 2022

Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.

Event

Educational Supervisor Virtual Roadshow: Your wellbeing

02 February 2023

This instalment of our popular Educational Supervisor Virtual Roadshow series will focus on your wellbeing as an Educational Supervisor.

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

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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...