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Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Wales Officer reflects on his experiences of what makes ‘good’ data in his monthly blog.

In her first blog, Dr Emily Parker takes us through her journey leading to her new role at RCPCH as a Clinical Fellow with the Clean Air Fund Partnership.

This blog by Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales, was created as part of the Wales eBulletin for October 2023.

Last year we launched our #ShiftTheDial campaign with a focus on poverty. Dr Helen Stewart, RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement reflects on the past year and looks forward to our second phase of the programme launching next week.

Is climate change creating challenges in your work as a child health professional? Our Climate Change Working Group international workstream chairs, Bernadette O’Hare and Haytham Ali, reach out the international paediatric community to find out about climate change outside the UK. [This survey is no...

Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales talks about his experience of contributing to a Senedd review of Pupil Absence. He shares the potential of other current and upcoming work in Wales designed to create improved outcomes. In doing so, he signposts key information to help inform practice and s...

RCPCH have long advocated for a paediatric mental health lead to be embedded in paediatric departments across the country.

As the festive period begins and on International Buy Nothing Day, Dr Lucy Reynolds, a Community Consultant Paediatrician based in Glasgow, reflects on the environmental and developmental cost of modern materialism. As a member of the Climate Change Advocating for Change Working Group, she also disc...

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.

Dr John McCabe is a Consultant Paediatrician, married with four-year-old and two-year-old sons. He is a member of the British Mountaineering Council and has been climbing for over 20 years. Here, he shares his love of climbing, and advises how best to ensure your children are safe and healthy if you...