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Talking about the pandemic’s impact on training and the general workforce
15 January 2021
Dr Hannah Jacob, Chair of the Trainees Committee offers advice, tips and tools to help address some of the current worries voiced by members during these trying times.
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"Exciting and personally rewarding" - VP for Education & Professional Development opportunity
14 January 2021
As Camilla prepares to leave this role to become RCPCH President this spring, she looks back at some highlights - from a buzzing virtual conference to investment in paediatric recruitment - and encourages her fellow paediatricians to consider this important role.
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How can we support children in care during the pandemic?
21 December 2020
Local authorities and partner agencies have a duty to be corporate parents to children in care, but research tells us that children in care have, on average, poorer health outcomes, increased mental health problems, poorer educational attainment, increased risk-taking behaviour, and an increased ris...
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An ode to my hospital
21 December 2020
After a wonderful ST1 year at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, Dr Sian Vermeulen couldn’t help but write a short farewell poem to sum up her time there.
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Contributing to the development of paediatricians
15 December 2020
As Regional Lead for Mersey, Dr Rosaline Garr relishes the opportunity to be involved in the development of paediatricians. Whether that be through contributing to Paediatrics 2040 and forecasting for the future, acting as MRCPCH examiner or being a course facilitator for Effective Educational Super...
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Putting your feedback into action - from the 2020 member survey
8 December 2020
As RCPCH Treasurer and Chair of the Membership Committee, Liz Marder reflects on the member survey and why your feedback matters more than ever during the pandemic.
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Reflections on time as Chair of Trainees Committee
30 November 2020
After two years in post, Hannah Jacob shares her highlights and how proud she is of what the Trainees' Committee has achieved.
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Shaping our future working lives: what you told us
25 November 2020
In February 2020, we asked members to join us in a survey about the future of paediatrics in the UK to inform our Paediatrics 2040 project. Here, Dr Judith van der Voort, Chair of the project’s working lives group, discusses some of the themes that were shared.
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NPDA – The experiences of parents and patients
23 November 2020
Clinical Lead for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) Dr Justin Warner introduces us to the Parent and Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREM) report. This is their first report looking at over 13,000 responses from surveys completed by children and young people with diabetes, as well ...
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A guide to overcoming stress and trauma
19 November 2020
As doctors, it is well recognised that we are strong, determined, resilient and able to deal with a variety of stressors in our professional fields. But what about when things go wrong? Dr Stacey Killick, an ST8 at Glan Clwyd Hospital offers her advice.