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Celebrating pioneer paediatrician Beryl Corner on International Women's Day

8 March 2025

Today is International Women's Day so we’re looking back at the achievements of one of our earliest women members. From setting up the first special care baby unit in the UK to delivering the first quads to all survive birth by caesarean section to becoming the 'paediatrician' at Bristol Zoo, Beryl ...

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RCPCH responds to the UK cuts to global aid budget

6 March 2025

The UK Government has made the decision to institute cuts to its global aid budget despite the significant impacts to global child health.

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Reflecting on the last six months of policy progress in child health services

5 March 2025

Last September we published our Blueprint for Child Health Services in England. In this blog we reflect on related national policy progress and share what’s next for our policy and public affairs teams on this advocacy priority.

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RCPCH responds to the rise in tooth extractions amongst children and young people

5 March 2025

The report from the Hospital Episode Statistics gives the latest data on tooth extractions for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years old in different geographical areas.

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We paediatricians are lifelong learners – President’s update

3 March 2025

When Steve joins events around the country, he’s reminded that coming together as communities of child health professionals is so important – for friendship as well as education. And, the College has been doing lots around public affairs on equal protection for children from assault, supervised toot...

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Raising awareness of rare diseases in children and young people

28 February 2025

Rare diseases may be individually uncommon - but collectively they affect many people. In fact, one in 17 children in the UK are affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives. We explain what BPSU does, and how you can learn more.

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On Martha's Rule - patient safety spotlight

24 February 2025

By establishing patients' right to an independent review, this new rule now being tested in pilot sites across the country, can improve our ability as health professionals to recognise and respond to deterioration. We look at what this means for infants, children and young people.

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RCPCH responds to latest Government announcement on dentistry

21 February 2025

Alongside the announcement of 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments, the Government has reiterated their plans to introduce supervised tooth-brushing scheme for 3-to-5-year-olds.

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RCPCH responds to NHS Staff Survey analysis

20 February 2025

Researchers from Nuffield Trust analysed data from 20 years of the NHS England Staff Survey to see if the experiences and motivations of clinical staff varied by age.

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RCPCH Wales responds to Audit Wales report on workforce challenges

20 February 2025

Audit Wales have published their ‘Addressing Workforce Challenges in NHS Wales’ report.