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Update on Level 1 (ST1) recruitment: Plan A and Plan B - 11 January 2021
11 January 2021
Following our meeting with Health Education England on 8 January, we intend to continue with 'Plan A' as the preferred option for recruitment, which includes virtual interviewing. We will continue to keep this under review working closely with our colleagues at HEE and keeping the four Statutory Edu...
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Update on Level 1 (ST1) paediatric recruitment - 7 January 2021
7 January 2021
If you have applied for paediatric training in the UK for 2021, you'll know we made some changes to the recruitment process due to COVID-19. We understand there is current uncertainty, and we want to assure you we are working with Health Education England to agree which plan we are using. You'll be ...
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Reflections on time as Chair of Trainees Committee
30 November 2020
After two years in post, Hannah Jacob shares her highlights and how proud she is of what the Trainees' Committee has achieved.
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Message from the Registrar - October 2020
26 October 2020
Dr Mike Linney emphasises the importance of protecting services for children and young people as pressure mounts again in the coming months. Highlighting the Chief Nursing Officer stating that vital supports for children including school nurses and health visitors will be protected from redeployment...
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The future of paediatric training - view from a trainee
20 October 2020
What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...
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We publish our vision for paediatric training
20 October 2020
We are excited to launch our 'Paediatrician of the Future' document today, setting out our vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK.
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Children and young people tell us about the “best doctor of the future”
20 October 2020
As part of our Shape of training programme, we asked thousands of children and young people what knowledge, skills and attitude the paediatrician of the future needs. The top themes? Being respectful, kind and friendly, being listened to and understood, having good communication focused on age and n...
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Thinking about the 'paediatrician of the future' and really good training
8 October 2020
Later this month the College will publish 'Paediatrician of the Future', our vision for paediatric training across the UK. It's our response to the "Shape of Training" report, and will be part of our submission to the General Medical Council (GMC) at the end of 2020. It also promotes really good tra...
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RCPCH ePortfolio - updates to layout from late October
21 September 2020
We are making some improvements to your ePortfolio - going live from the week of 26 October - to help you track your training against the Progress curriculum. Your ePortfolio will be more clearly aligned with the domains, learning outcomes and key capabilities that you need to achieve to progress th...
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The life and times of two paediatricians - an interview
27 August 2020
Serena Haywood is a Developmental Paediatrician, Medical Examiner, BMA Doctor Supporter, GMC Associate Assessor, Guardian of Safe Working Hours and playwright, and is married to Simon Chapman who is an Acute Paediatrician specialising in eating disorders, diabetes and endocrinology.
They have two...