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The future of paediatric training - view from a trainee

20 October 2020

What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...

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RCPCH publishes UK-wide child protection standards

16 October 2020

Our standards, produced with the Child Protection Special Interest Group, provide a benchmark for consistency in commissioning and service design.

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Why do I volunteer?

16 October 2020

Dr Yincent Tse is Lead for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement on the RCPCH Quality Improvement Committee and joint RCPCH/NPPG Medicines Committee. He recently completed his term as Secretary for the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology, and Deputy Head of School for North East and North...

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RCPCH comments on planned school closures in Northern Ireland

14 October 2020

Professor Russell Viner, President of RCPCH, responds to the planned 'part lockdown' in Northern Ireland.

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Thank you to Mark Devlin, retiring Trustee

13 October 2020

The Board of Trustees is very grateful to Mark Devlin for his engaged and committed service to the College as an independent member of the Board of Trustees.

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Message from the President - 9 October

9 October 2020

Russell's term as President finishes next spring, as does that of our Registrar, and so the College is looking for clinicians who can bring their passions and priorities to these roles. And, we continue our calls to protect and restore children's health services this winter with a new statement, plu...

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Paediatricians warn that child services must be protected as part of COVID-19 winter planning

9 October 2020

We publish our statement on the need to restore and protect child and paediatric health services this winter.

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We publish our vision for paediatric training

9 October 2020

We are excited to launch our 'Paediatrician of the Future' document today, setting out our vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK.

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MRCPCH Clinical exams - update on adapted exam, 9 October

9 October 2020

We are providing further updates for candidates, examiners and hosts on the MRCPCH COVID Adapted Clinical Exam, which will be delivered remotely this November. This follows our first pilot to test the adapted stations and circuit as well as the online system.

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Thinking about the 'paediatrician of the future' and really good training

8 October 2020

Later this month the College will publish 'Paediatrician of the Future', our vision for paediatric training across the UK. It's our response to the "Shape of Training" report, and will be part of our submission to the General Medical Council (GMC) at the end of 2020. It also promotes really good tra...