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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.

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Advocating for child health: a reflection

16 August 2022

Officer for Scotland, Dr Mairi Stark, reflects on the roles of paediatricians as advocates for children and young people as discussed in a recent podcast featuring Dr Mike McKean, Vice President for Policy.

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Contacting us about exams? Two new email addresses

16 August 2022

If your question is about registering for the MRCPCH or Diploma of Child Health (DCH) exams, or about one of our three theory exams, contact us on theoryexams@rcpch.ac.uk. If your question is about the MRCPCH Clinical or DCH Clinical, contact us on clinicalexams@rcpch.ac.uk. More detail below.

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Building collaborative foundations and enabling you to thrive - reflecting on our disability workshop

10 August 2022

At RCPCH Conference earlier this summer, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) member reference group ran its first ever disability workshop. Facilitator Dr Sophie Jackson explains the planning, hopes and ambitions for the workshop.

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RCPCH responds to BBC investigation on NHS dentistry shortage for children

9 August 2022

A recent BBC investigation has shown a severe NHS dentistry shortage in the UK.

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Voices from the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion member group

9 August 2022

From the joy of finding people with a common purpose to the recognition that there's still a long way to go... In this episode from our podcast, College members Segn Nedd, Nadia Audhali and Mike Farquhar share their experiences and insights as part of our EDI member reference group.