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Reflective practice and reducing risk in healthcare

5 December 2017

Doctors, and indeed all healthcare staff, are committed to delivering high quality, safe care and avoiding errors. But when errors do occur, as they will on occasion, it is crucial to reflect, understand why the mistake happened and do everything possible to prevent a similar occurrence again.

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New paediatric speciality training curriculum gets green light from GMC

29 November 2017

The new curriculum for paediatric speciality training, RCPCH Progress, has been approved by the General Medical Council (GMC). It’s an innovative curriculum which focuses on learning outcomes, puts the emphasis on the development needs of paediatricians throughout their careers and provides the opp...

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New breastfeeding stats published

29 November 2017

Official statistics have been published on the number women who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

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RCPCH responds to new report on neonatal deaths

27 November 2017

MBRRACE-UK has today launched a new report which looks at the quality of care received by babies who were either still born or who died shortly after birth.

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RCPCH responds to CQC's Children and young people's inpatient and day case survey

26 November 2017

Responding to the CQC’s Children and young people’s inpatient and day case survey, Dr Mike Linney, Children and Young People’s Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

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Training environments 2017: GMC survey published

26 November 2017

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Blog: Explore Your Medical Archives!

17 November 2017

To celebrate Explore Your Archive 2017, we've teamed up with Archivists at the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a blog about our collections. Find out about our favourite records, strangest finds and what we’ve been up to this week.

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UK Supreme Court rules that minimum unit pricing in Scotland can proceed

15 November 2017

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OECD report reveals the scale of the UK's obesity epidemic, which has the highest rates in Western Europe

13 November 2017

The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) has published its ‘Health at a Glance 2017’ report, which reveals that the UK has the highest obesity rates in Western Europe, with rates rising faster than any other developed nations.

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Largest ever maternity audit publishes report to help NHS services deliver improvements for women and babies

9 November 2017

The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA), published today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), is a major clinical report that identifies areas of good practice and opportunities for improvement in the care of women and babies in maternity services across Britain...