Wales | RCPCH

Resource

Shortage of consultant paediatricians - report (2019)

We use expert-agreed standards to determine how many consultant paediatricians the UK needs to deliver safe and quality care. We estimate that we need an additional 856 whole time equivalent consultants.

Service design

Workforce

News

RCPCH responds to publication of Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales

17 October 2019

Today the Welsh Government published its long term strategy to prevent and reduce obesity. Our Officer for Wales responds.

News

RCPCH responds to first quarterly report on delivery of recommendations at Cwm Taf

9 October 2019

In April this year, the Welsh Government published a report produced by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives, reviewing maternity services at Cwm Taf Health Board.

Volunteering opportunity

Question Setting Groups for Theory exams

We invite members who have completed the MRCPCH to come along to a Question Setting Group (QSG) to write questions for our Theory exams. It's a great opportunity to develop knowledge and skills and support the next generation of paediatricians.

Continuing professional development

Examinations

News

Help inspire the next generation of paediatricians

2 October 2019

Medicine offers students and junior doctors a vast array of specialty choices... How can we, as current trainees and paediatricians, help get paediatrics to the top of that list? Simon, the RCPCH Assistant Officer for Training (Recruitment), and Emma, Trainee Representative for Recruitment, look at ...

News

How we can improve retention in our demanding yet rewarding profession

25 September 2019

In preparing for our careers campaign, Russell notes that we must be clear about the challenges of a career in paediatrics, and focused on keeping it as the best career in medicine.

Resource

Wales Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy - consultation response

In 2019 the RCPCH responded to this draft Strategy, produced by Social Care Wales (SCW) and Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).

Workforce

News

Leaving the EU - message from your President

9 September 2019

Paediatricians understand that when life gets tough, it is our interconnectedness that often steers us through. Russell highlights his concerns about the impact of Brexit on children and young people, and on our public life and institutions.

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Diabetes Quality Programme - ideas for innovation

We worked with organisations in England and Wales to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes. In our Quality Improvement and Peer Review activities, we sought to identify examples of good practice from participating teams that we can share across the paediatric diabetes communit...

Diabetes

Quality improvement

Document

Diabetes Quality Programme - resources

We worked with organisations in England and Wales to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes. This page provides guidance and resources for the Programme's participants and other clinicians involved in the delivery of paediatric diabetes care.

Diabetes

Quality improvement