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Meet our new Honorary Fellows (2020)

28 July 2020

Every year the College awards Honorary Fellowship to a small number of people who are considered by our members to have made a major contribution to paediatrics and child health through research, education, clinical service and leadership. We are pleased to present our eight very deserving Honorary ...

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A responsibility we must meet - CEO message to members

24 July 2020

Jo has emailed members to introduce our new action plan for equality, diversity and inclusion, which begins with increasing representation in our voluntary roles.

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Celebrating diversity - and opportunities for reflection

24 July 2020

Ignoring acts of racism means we give a silent yet powerful message of what is acceptable, and replicable, behaviour, writes Dr Somi Idowu, an ST1 Paediatrics in London, and notes how we can truly celebrate diversity across the NHS.

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RCPCH welcomes fill rate of 97.4% for ST1 Paediatrics in England

24 July 2020

We respond to news from Health Education England about a significant rise in the fill rate for ST1 paediatrics.

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Training post COVID-19 - what do we want our "new normal” to be?

24 July 2020

As we start the process to Reset, Restore, Recover, writes Dr Anna-Louise Nichols, a trainee paediatrician, it is good for trainees to reflect on the past few months and think about what vision we have for our speciality moving forward.

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RCPCH welcomes reports about government obesity plan

24 July 2020

Our President Professor Russell Viner responds to reports that the government will introduce a comprehensive obesity plan.

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RCPCH responds to expansion of flu vaccination programme

24 July 2020

We respond to the government's announcement of this year's flu vaccination programme, which includes Year 7 for the first time.

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It’s time to talk about race

23 July 2020

Kunal Babla, an ST8 in neonatal medicine in London, is proud to hold some voluntary roles in the College and inspire junior doctors in their career. But, he argues, we need to break the taboo and speak up about racism. He proposes suggestions for how we as a College can move forward.

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Breathing exercises - a bridge between body and mind

22 July 2020

Dr Sandy Calvert is a retired neonatologist and runs a retreat centre primarily for health professionals, called Ratford Retreat Centre. Here she recommends breathing exercises to help improve your sense of wellbeing.

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Update for people shielding in Wales

16 July 2020

The Chief Medical Officer for Wales Dr Frank Atherton has confirmed people in Wales who are shielding will no longer need to do so after 16 August.