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The multi-disciplinary team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust developed a project which aimed to demonstrate and evidence the effectiveness of employing a youth worker in their Trust and are sharing the impact of employing a youth worker who supports children and young...

Child poverty is a key campaigning issue for RCPCH, and we are appalled that four million children in the UK are living below the breadline. Yet this is only set to get worse with the current rising cost of living and the widening inequalities as a result of COVID-19.

From the opening session led by young people of RCPCH &Us to insights into health inequalities and the deep impact of racism in the workforce, Camilla reflects on a wide reaching RCPCH Conference. She also highlights some future opportunities with the IPA conference and a last chance to complete our...

As Dr Laura Kelly prepares to move on from her post as Chair of the Trainees Oversight Committee and Network - a period in which so much was done virtually - she considers the group's many acheivements.

On 28 June we held our Annual General Meeting at RCPCH Conference in Liverpool. Members received reports from the Chair of Trustees, the President, Treasurer, and considered two changes to the College governing documents.

We have four candidates for this important role, which represents the views of trainees across the UK. Members who are eligible to vote in this election - UK paediatric trainees currently on a CCT programme - will be sent their ballot by email and by post today, 28 June 2022.

Using her own experience, Dr Mandy Goldstein shares thoughts on how you can best plan ahead for your retirement, noting, "as medics we are also teachers, managers, financiers, mentors, disciplinarians."

This team has demonstrated a commitment to working in such a way that all their research is informed by children and young people, their families and those who support them. They really lead the way in supporting innovative methods of recruitment and delivering studies.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid evidence in its treatment of children and young people was crucial, and Dr McArdle's research in this area became of international importance.

From your pension to the department your work in... Dr Helen Roper shares the steps she took in navigating the process to continue working in the NHS.