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New guidance on medical emergencies in eating disorders

20 May 2022

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has launched new guidance for all frontline staff on how to respond to Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders (MEED).

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RCPCH welcomes Baroness Hallett’s letter to Prime Minister to call for children to be included as part of COVID-19 inquiry

12 May 2022

Baroness Hallett, chair of the COVID-19 public inquiry has written to the Prime Minister to request the terms of reference are expanded to include a focus on children. This follows a four-week consultation on the inquiry draft terms of reference which received over 20,000 responses, including from R...

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The national PAFTA winners 2022

11 May 2022

Chair of the Trainees’ Committee, Dr Laura Kelly is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s national PAFTAs, celebrating paediatric training achievements across the UK.

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RCPCH responds to new Welsh Government recovery plan

26 April 2022

On 26 April 2022, the Health Minister Eluned Morgan launched its ‘programme for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists in Wales’.

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RCPCH concerned about reported plans not to ban conversion therapy for transgender people

7 April 2022

RCPCH comments on a reported decision by the UK Government to only ban conversion therapy for gay and bisexual people in England and Wales but not for transgender people.

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MRCPCH Clinical exam in UK returning to a face-to-face format

24 March 2022

The June 2022 Clinical examination in the UK will be face-to-face, with scenarios rather than patients in all clinical stations. Our new guidance hub has details, and applications open on 28 March.

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RCPCH statement on early medical abortion by telemedicine

22 March 2022

As the provision of early medical abortions by telemedicine across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland varies, RCPCH has put together a statement with our approach in principle to the policy.

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RCPCH response to “Making Wales a No Wrong Door Nation - how are we doing?” report by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales

8 March 2022

In 2019-20, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and her team visited every Regional Partnership Board (RPB) in Wales to find out how services were working together to support children with complex needs. RPBs bring together health boards, local authorities and the third sector to improve the well-...

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RCPCH comments on the Welsh Government’s Children and Young People’s Plan

1 March 2022

On Tuesday 1 March 2022, the Welsh Government published ‘The Children and Young People’s Plan’. The plan outlines seven cross government priorities, for the next four years, to help achieve this ambition and deliver Welsh Government’s commitment to support children and young people. It pulls togethe...

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RCPCH comments on the Welsh Government’s Healthy Weight Healthy Wales delivery strategy

1 March 2022

On Tuesday 1 March the Welsh Government published its Healthy Weight Health Wales delivery plan for 2022-2024.