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RCPCH responds to Welsh Government's "A Healthier Wales: our plan for health and social care"

11 June 2018

RCPCH Officer for Wales, Dr David Tuthill, responds to Welsh Government's new action plan for the health and social care system

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College Tutors Day presentations

Our College Tutor days aim to equip attendees with the latest they need to know about curricula developments and we schedule speakers on a variety of topics from wellbeing to how to tackle specific domains of the curriculum.

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More expertise needed to safeguard children’s urgent and emergency care services, say doctors

4 June 2018

New standards for emergency care settings highlight the need to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services.

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Healthcare professional bodies publish full response to hyponatremia inquiry report

31 May 2018

The membership bodies representing paediatricians, surgeons, anaesthetists and pathologists, have today published a joint response to Justice O’Hara’s report on hyponatremia related deaths in Northern Ireland.

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RCPCH responds to Health and Social Care Committee report on child obesity

29 May 2018

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says RCPCH's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

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The history of RCPCH Golf Day

25 May 2018

Golf was played on the Friday afternoon when the “weather was sunny and all that could be desired” at the Royal County Down Golf Club... A fascinating insight into the history of RCPCH Golf Day and the Ulster Cup.

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Hospital grounds, school grounds and playgrounds to be smoke-free in Wales

25 May 2018

The RCPCH responds to the announcement that the Welsh Government will ban smoking from school grounds, playgrounds and hospital grounds as part of the Public Health (Wales) Act.

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Sex and Relationships Education to become statutory part of curriculum in Wales

22 May 2018

Sex and Relationships Education in Wales (SRE) will become a statutory part of the curriculum in Wales, following an announcement from the Welsh Assembly’s Cabinet Secretary for Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams.

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APPG obesity report finds 88% of obese stigmatised

15 May 2018

RCPCH President says 'prevention is much simpler than cure' and calls on government to prevent obese children becoming obese adults with a string of bold measures.

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Simulation and technology enhanced learning (TEL) - resources and scenarios

Simulation and TEL have an increasingly important role in paediatric training, and can help ensure improved patient and family experience, safety and outcomes.

Paediatric training