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Retirement is a time to readjust
20 December 2022
Change is always unsettling and can be challenging, especially if one is unprepared. Dr Sanjay Suri recognises that retirement is a change that is often romanticised but not usually spoken of as a time for readjustment. And that there's someting more important than happiness.
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Child health inequalities - talking with families
19 December 2022
Children living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes, and paediatricians are in a unique position to advocate for lifelong change in their patients. In this podcast, three doctors talk about how to make such conversations with families approachable and meaningful.
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RCPCH responds to Welsh government's commitments on children and young people
6 December 2022
In October, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales published her annual report.
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Recognising the challenge - President's blog
2 December 2022
Camilla reflects on her recent trip to Scotland celebrating ‘Paediatrics Past and Present’ and remembers the lives of two outstanding clinicians. She also signposts updates to resources for services facing extreme pressures this winter.
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Confirmation of pensions fix welcome news for members, says RCPCH
22 November 2019
Today it was confirmed by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS, that a short term solution to the pensions tax crisis has been agreed.
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Long term, sustainable solution needed on pensions tax, says RCPCH
20 November 2019
Ministers and NHS leaders have signed off on an interim plan to address the pensions tax issue affecting doctors who take on extra hours.
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RCPCH responds to GMC report on wellbeing for doctors
15 November 2019
Today the General Medical Council (GMC) published ‘Caring for doctors, caring for patients’, which sets out an ambitious and welcome vision for a health service that supports doctors’ wellbeing and patient safety.
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Our manifesto for the next UK government (2019) - view from the President
13 November 2019
With the UK general election on the horizon, we have an opportunity to make our case, explains Russell, for urgent action on the challenges facing both our workforce and the children and young people we support.
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RCPCH responds to Academy pensions consultation
5 November 2019
RCPCH participated in a consultation by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges about proposals to reform the NHS Pension Scheme.