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Pay award agreed for College staff
30 June 2023
UNITE members have accepted a new multi-year pay offer, bringing the College staff pay dispute to an end.
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RCPCH industrial action suspended
27 June 2023
Industrial action has been suspended this week whilst a new pay offer is considered.
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Five weeks to go until Progress+ - our nomenclature 'fix'
27 June 2023
As we move from an eight-year pathway for specialty training (ST) to the seven-year Progress+ pathway there will be some changes in nomenclature. We explain how this works, including for those trainees who will remain on the eight-year pathway.
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Michael Blacow Memorial Prize
23 June 2023
We are delighted to announce that Dr Sean Kelleher won this year's Michael Blacow Memorial Prize for best paper presented during a plenary session at RCPCH Conference and as set by an open audience vote.
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Staying safe in hot weather – advice for health professionals and the public
21 June 2023
Very young children, pregnant women and people with existing health conditions are especially vulnerable to heat. Serious health impacts include dehydration, asthma and kidney disease. We signpost to advice to help us stay safe as we enjoy the summer.
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Giving ourselves permission to say no
21 June 2023
We all find it hard to say no. But in doing so, we’re risking our own wellbeing. RCPCH Dinwoodie Clinical Fellow, Dr Jess Morgan offers advice on how you can begin to set personal boundaries and prioritise your own needs first sometimes.
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Six weeks to go until Progress+ - ready for transition?
20 June 2023
With only six weeks to go to the launch of Progress+, Cathryn highlights some key points around the changes and encourages those trainees who have not yet had discussions about their training path, to pick this up with their supervisor or TPD. She also wants your help to celebrate the launch on 1 Au...
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Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates awarded the Patient and Public Involvement Hero Award 2023 by HQIP
20 June 2023
On 20 June 2023, the Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates were announced as joint winners of the Patient and Public Involvement Hero Award by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). The award is one of five Clinical Audit Heroes Awards that are announced during the 2023 Clinical Audit Awareness...
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Government responds to the Hewitt review
16 June 2023
On 14 June 2023 the Department of Health and Social Care responded to recommendations made in the Hewitt Review and the Health and Social Care Committee's report on autonomy and accountability in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in England.
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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.