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Membership
Milestones spring 2023In this edition of your member magazine, there's a special focus on supporting children and young people’s mental health, and the role paediatricians can play.
Members' recipesExpress your creativity and indulge yourself with a bit of cooking! We're featuring members' favourite recipes, from Justin's Kakuni (pictured) to Katy Rose's plant-based dishes. -
Education and careers
Progress+ is coming soonLive from this summer, Progress+ builds on the current curriculum, and will be flexible and fulfilling. Our FAQs, resources and updates outline what to expect. -
Work we do
Quality improvementWe support our members and the wider child health workforce to be at the forefront of continuous QI, with opportunities to share resouces on our dedicated website, QI Central. -
Resources
Clinical guidelinesWe develop guidelines in line with our NICE accreditation, comment on draft documents produced by NICE and other organisations, and provide a comprehensive directory.
Medicines resourcesWe provide evidence-based information on prescribing and medicines safety to support healthcare professionals. -
Key topics
Industrial action in the NHSWe recognise that taking strike action is a personal choice. We have published frequently asked questions to support members, including advice especially for trainees and SAS doctors.
Month of GenomicsThroughout March we're raising awareness and supporting paediatricians on the use of genomics in the clinic - to help improve child health outcomes. -
News and events
RCPCH Conference 2023Our big event returns to Glasgow from 23 to 25 May, with the theme, 'Child health in a changing world'. We'd love to see you there!
New podcastsMembers and young volunteers share stories and insights - from climate change action to living well with epilespy, supporting children's mental health to talking about poverty.
Updated resources for the current service pressures and industrial action
As a Royal College we are dedicated to the paediatric workforce and the health of children and young people in the UK and globally. Children and young people need to be cared for by a workforce that feels valued, invested in and fully supported.
The 2022 GMC Survey provides evidence of increasing workload and rates of burnout amongst our paediatric trainee doctors across the UK. We all know that the continued slow erosion of the healthy workforce is unsustainable and ultimately jeopardises the safe provision of care for children and young people.
We are working on behalf of our members, taking every opportunity to call on Government for support for the paediatric workforce in our role as a medical royal college. We want to see a fully funded and multi-year workforce plan, immediate action to support our doctors now and longer-term solutions spanning all elements of child health and wellbeing services.
Strike action is a personal choice, and one to be made in terms of the individual’s own work, environment, and union. We know our members will not be taking the decision lightly. Government must make every effort possible to bring this to a speedy conclusion.
We have provided resources for our members in response to their frequently asked questions during this time - see below links.
Frequently asked questions for members
Some of our members have raised questions with us about what industrial action means for them. We outline key information and signpost other organisations for support.
For trainees and SAS doctors
We provide practical advice on how you can continue your training during any periods of service disruption - from managing your ePortfolio, being flexible around reflections and working with training units and schools to ensure your training needs are met.