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CEO update - Summer 2022
6 September 2022
In her latest update, RCPCH Chief Executive Jo Revill shares news with our members that she will be leaving the College.
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RCPCH publishes summary analysis of data collected on the standards of emergency care for children and young people
6 September 2022
RCPCH has published a summary analysis that offers a view of the standard of emergency care for children and young people in the two years before the start of the pandemic.
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Leaving a Legacy – The Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture
5 September 2022
Thanks to the generosity and kindness of Dr Gareth Rees and the Illingworth-Rees family, the inaugural ‘Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture’ took place at this year’s RCPCH Conference. This is a lecture series in honour of the life of Dr Corinne Rees and her parents, Dr Ronald and Dr Cynthia Illingwor...
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Dr Helen Stewart elected as Officer for Health Improvement
5 September 2022
Dr Helen Stewart will be the next Officer of Health Improvement at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and will succeed Dr Max Davie.
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RCPCH publishes safeguarding guidance for children and young people under 18 accessing early medical abortion services
30 August 2022
Parliament made the decision to legislate to make permanent provision for the remote delivery of early medical abortion services in England and Wales, in line with the temporary arrangements introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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My mental garden maintenance
30 August 2022
Dr Jo Hacking looks back at her career in paediatric emergency medicine and offers her top three tips for self care. "What we need to realise is that self-care in itself is a compassionate act. Kindness is not just something we give out to others. We deserve to receive it too, but from ourselves fir...
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A pleasure to judge this year's prize on medical students' and foundation doctors' reflections
26 August 2022
Dr Blanche Lumb has a passion for finding paediatricians of the future, and so is in her perfect role as the new RCPCH Trainee Representative for Recruitment. She reports back from her time at June's annual conference, and reminds aspiring paediatricians of our annual prizes.
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A non-academic trainee experience of paediatric research
25 August 2022
Dr Rhianna Netherton is a paediatric trainee who has written a blog piece on her experience as a non-academic trainee doing research in paediatrics.
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Milestones magazine for members – autumn 2022
17 August 2022
In this edition, we look back at the College’s biggest ever conference, with members sharing their highlights and stories of #RCPCH22. We’re also looking ahead to the #AskAboutAsthma campaign in September and how you can help patients get the right care.
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RCPCH calls for increased financial support for families as cost-of-living rises
16 August 2022
Lower income families are now facing the most serious cost of living crisis in decades.