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New beginnings, new adventures

24 August 2021

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.

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RCPCH and partners to supply BNF for Children content to NHS for a further 12 years

23 August 2021

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), in partnership with joint publishers of the British National Formulary Pharmaceutical Press and BMJ, have been awarded a 12-year contract from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to continue to supply the BNF for Chi...

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Our history, your future - Ashish Patel

19 August 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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Information about Becton Dickinson Blood Specimen Collection Portfolio supply disruption

13 August 2021

NHSE has published recommended actions in light of a supply disruption in relation to Becton Dickinson (BD) on their Blood Specimen Collection Portfolio.

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Introducing our new Member Trustee, Dr Tsitsi Chawatama-Kwambana

13 August 2021

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...

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Adapting our exams - the impact of COVID-19 on our exam delivery

12 August 2021

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.

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Our history, your future- Philip McCullough

12 August 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members and friends have shared stories about a case or memory that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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Our history, your future - Ngozi Edi-Osagie

12 August 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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Milestones magazine for members - autumn 2021

11 August 2021

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...

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Progress+, our response to Shape of Training, is approved by the GMC

6 August 2021

RCPCH Progress+ is our vision for the future shape of paediatric training, and it has now been approved by the General Medical Council (GMC), for implementation in August/September 2023.