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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 Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England 2021/22
3 November 2022
The report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
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RCPCH publishes results from workforce census
25 October 2022
In January 2022 we asked paediatric consultants and SAS doctors working in the UK for information about their roles, responsibilities, and their views on retirement.
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RCPCH responds to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of the state of health and social care
21 October 2022
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year.
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Dr Kay Tyerman elected as RCPCH Officer for Workforce Planning
19 October 2022
Dr Kay Tyerman will be the next Officer for Workforce Planning at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and will succeed Dr Nic Jay.
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Shift the dial on child health inequalities now – say over 1,000 members of the child health workforce to Government
17 October 2022
In an open letter, over 1,000 child health professionals have written to Governments across the UK calling for a clear commitment to reduce poverty and tackle widening child health inequalities.
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Paediatricians call on government to take action as children’s waiting lists soar to 350,000 for the first time
16 June 2022
NHS England published referral to treatment waiting times for April 2022 on 16 June 2022. For the first time, we have a full year of consultant-led paediatric waiting lists data.
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RCPCH responds to Chancellor’s cost-of-living announcement
26 May 2022
On Wednesday 26 May, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced support for families following soaring energy prices and inflation.
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RCPCH responds to recent headlines on smacking
25 April 2022
The Children's Commissioner for England has said she supports a ban on smacking children in England. Wales recently became the second nation in the UK to ban smacking with the move enshrined in law in March. Scotland implemented a ban in November 2020.