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The International Pediatric Association (IPA) and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) discontinue their plans to jointly host IPA Congress 2025.

In paediatrics we're fortunate to work in a diverse team; advanced practitioners provide continuity in their departments, and with their hybrid training and experience they bring a unique perspective into the needs of patients and their families. In this edition we hear from several colleagues.

Camilla introduces our new exciting partnership with the Clean Air Fund. She updates on our thinking around Senior Members status, plus important reminders about school attendance and immunisations.

We introduce our exciting new partnership with the Clean Air Fund, which builds on the work of our Climate Change Working Group.

In this podcast, Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick and Trainees Committee Chair, Dr Emma Dyer talk about the intentionality behind what the College does to train and support members.

It has been years in the making, and has engaged countless consultant paediatricians, trainees, College staff and - especially - children and young people. But we're now delighted to launch our new two-level training programme, Progress+! In this short video, two key leaders in its development ch...

This week Camilla reminds members about the launch of Progress+ on 1 August (join in our 'pink' celebrations) and shares our new Thrive Paediatrics resource on best practice for transforming working lives.

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...

From negotiating preservation of training numbers for Progress+ to questioning birth rate projections used in workforce modelling, Camilla highlights some of the areas where we are advocating for our workforce. The blog also links to some important recent publications.