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RCPCH responds to Labour poverty reduction pledges
29 June 2019
Today, the Labour Party has announced plans for a Future Generations Wellbeing Act for England as part of a commitment to tackle widening health inequalities, including a pledge to provide more fresh fruits and vegetables to poorer children. RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement, Dr Max Davie respond...
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No time to carry out child health research? Complete our short survey
24 June 2019
We believe that child health research should be embedded as part of every paediatrician’s training, and throughout their careers. If you’re a consultant, SAS doctor or CCT holder, we invite you to complete our 2019 Participation in Child Health Research survey and tell us how we can support you in c...
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Membership benefit of the month - discounts to publish articles on open access journal
3 June 2019
An official journal of RCPCH, BMJ Paediatrics Open is a peer-reviewed, online publication of original research and clinical reviews. The journal welcomes papers from all paediatric specialties - it is multidisciplinary and international. And, as an RCPCH member you can save 25% on the article publis...
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Inquiry into the emotional and mental health of children published
27 April 2018
The Children, Young People and Education Committee has published an inquiry on improving the emotional and mental health of children and young people in Wales.Â
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Why have a mental health section?
27 April 2018
We believe that attention to the mental health of our patients is an essential component of good paediatric care. This mental health section is designed to provide all paediatricians with the information and resources they need to support children and young people.
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More resource needed or we’ll ‘burn out’ and services will become more unsafe say children’s doctors
25 April 2018
Additional resourcing of children’s health services is urgently needed as a new report highlights the daily struggle hospitals face to meet standards that provide children with high quality, safe and consistent healthcare.
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Mental health - what changes do we want to see?
24 April 2018
Mental health problems in children and young people are common and account for a significant proportion of the burden of ill health in this age range. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines mental health as not simply the absence of disorder but ‘a state of wellbeing in which every individual r...
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Focus magazine for members - spring 2018
23 April 2018
Read about the State of Child Health one year on, Facing the Future standards audit, Progress the new paediatric curriculum and much more...
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Abolish solitary confinement for children and young people
18 April 2018
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called on the Government to take immediate steps to end the solitary confinement of children and young people in the youth justice system.
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Professor Russell Viner takes up role as RCPCH President
4 April 2018
Professor Viner, an academic paediatrician and adolescent physician at the UCL Institute of Child Health in London, has offically taken up the position of RCPCH President. Russell works clinically in paediatric and adolescent diabetes at University College Hospital.