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Delivering the Blue Bag - Ride for Their Lives to Glasgow

15 June 2023

For RCPCH Conference 2023, a group of members took part in a Ride for Their Lives cycle from Falkirk to Glasgow. To mark Clean Air Day 2023 today, Chinthika Piyasena chats about the Ride for Their Lives campaign and the meaning behind The Blue Bag.

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Blown away by kindness - President's blog

9 June 2023

Bob Klaber's Conference plenary has left a lasting impression on many attendees. Camilla reflects on the powerful feedback this has generated, and shares some important updates on discrimination and inequality as well as the challenges of transition to adult health services.

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Children’s doctors call for an outright ban on disposable e-cigarettes

6 June 2023

Disposable e-cigarette products such as Elf bars, Geek bars and Lost Marys are now the top choice for children and young people.

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RCPCH responds to local child poverty statistics

5 June 2023

The End Child Poverty Coalition has published a new report which summarises the latest data on local child poverty after housing costs in the UK.

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Lasting impressions - President's blog

2 June 2023

Camilla reflects on another successful RCPCH Annual Conference and invites you to save the date for 2024 in Birmingham.

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RCPCH response to NHS Confederation and NHS Providers report on waiting times for children’s community services

1 June 2023

NHS Confederation and NHS Providers published a report which reveals a worrying and worsening picture of waiting times for children’s community health services.

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RCPCH responds to guidance on executive lead roles for children and young people within Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

1 June 2023

In May 2023 NHS England published guidance that outlines the responsibilities of ICB executive leads for children and young people.

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A grief we don’t speak of

31 May 2023

Dr Jess Morgan reflects on dealing with bereavement as a paediatrician and how best to cope with the emotional impact. "With burnout and mental illness in medicine at an all-time high, we need to act now to amplify the conversation around compassion."

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RCPCH concerned by experiences of children with mental health needs being placed in general paediatric wards

30 May 2023

An interim report from the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) into the experiences of children and young people with mental health needs being placed on general paediatric wards has highlighted the risks of placing children and young people in these environments, particularly for childre...

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Dr Joseph L Ward wins the Donald Paterson Award 2023

26 May 2023

The Donald Paterson Award is granted to the best article on any subject related to paediatrics published or accepted for publication within the previous year. In 2023 the prize has been awarded to Dr Joseph Ward. Dr Ward was nominated the winner for his research paper “Risk factors for PICU admis...