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Paediatricians who qualified from medical school in a non-UK country are less likely to be offered a consultant post than their UK-trained peers, according to survey of 155 doctors by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

Medicine offers students and junior doctors a vast array of specialty choices... How can we, as current trainees and paediatricians, help get paediatrics to the top of that list? Simon, the RCPCH Assistant Officer for Training (Recruitment), and Emma, Trainee Representative for Recruitment, look at ...

Ben Carter, a trainee paediatrician (ST3 level), tells us why he joined paediatrics...

The College’s national awards in paediatric training (the “PAFTAs”) were presented to three deserving recipients at RCPCH Conference 2018.

Representatives of the RCPCH met with senior leadership at the GMC on 27 February 2018 to discuss issues arising from the recent GMC appeal regarding Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.

Four young people, Bethany, Robyn, Charlie and Jay, took over this edition. Take a flip through and see what they have to say on mental health, transgender, helping to develop the new curriculum and lots more.

A new report, published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), highlights an alarming 25% shortfall in the number of community paediatricians.