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Dr Richard Daniels tells us about his project LOLIPOP which grew from the tumult of the pandemic to improve communication between staff and boost morale.

Chair of the Trainees' Committee Dr Laura Kelly welcomes all those starting in paediatrics. And, for many trainees embarking on a new adventure, she offers advice on what to expect and the developments to come.

The RCPCH is delighted to announce that Dr Tsitsi Chawatama-Kwambana has been appointed to its Board of Trustees as a new Member Trustee. Tsitsi replaces Dr Carol Roberts, who is coming to the end of a five-year term as a Trustee in November 2021. Tsitsi will join the Board as Trustee elect in Octob...

Over the past year and a half, we've had to change the way we deliver exams. Our Officer for Examinations explains how College staff and clinicians - in the UK and around the world - have worked together to get adapted exams up and running, and what we're doing next.

In our autumn edition of Milestones our cover story focuses on sleep in a time of COVID. Dr Mike Farquhar explores the conditions that lead to excess pressure and stresses the importance of sleep...

Dr Camilla Kingdon, RCPCH President, responds to the announcement from the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) that 16-17-year-olds are to be offered a first COVID-19 vaccine dose. JCVI advice for children aged 12-15-years-old regarding COVID-19 vaccination remains unchanged fro...

School-aged children from the poorest areas are two and a half times more likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency for asthma than their counterparts in the richest areas, and this gap has grown substantially in a decade, new research reveals today.

Results of a study which saw breastfeeding rates rise when new mums were given vouchers, have today been published.

NHS Digital's Health Survey for England was published today, releasing data on the state of the nation's health.

Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, responds to these latest findings which were published by the UCL Institute of Education.