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Ahead of COP26 the College is calling on world leaders for action to limit the impact of climate change on child health and to acknowledge that the climate crisis is a child rights crisis.

Get your apron on, Dr Ash Patel is back - this time baking chocolate orange brownies along with our President Dr Camilla Kingdon and VP for Education and Professional Development, Dr Jonathan Darling.

Camilla writes about how easy it is to feel powerless and out of control. In doing this, we can then explore what is in our individual power to help make positive impacts.

Today, the RCPCH responds to this NICCY report which examined the length of time children and young people are waiting to access appointments, the current reporting systems, the impact of delayed care and factors which contribute to paediatric waiting times across Northern Ireland.

With increasing pressure on child health services, even before the usual busy winter period, we must work together to maintain patient safety, look after our colleagues and continue to get the most out of our training, writes our Vice President for Training and Assessment, Cathryn Chadwick.

RCPCH Officer for Scotland "very much welcomes" the bill which is being published at Holyrood this week.

Our medicines information resource for parents and children is shortlisted for the “Optimisation of Medicines Management” category of the Health Service Journal Award, which celebrates healthcare excellence.

In the age of contract negotiations and rota gaps, it is easy to forget that clinical practice can be a stressful experience in itself... Two trainee paediatricians, Nick Schindler and Laura Pountney, introduce a method that supports clinicians in exploring complex interactions with their patients. ...

The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.

Theresa May has announced the Government's plans for the NHS in a speech covering issues including workforce, patient-focused care and childhood obesity.