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Tackling the Planned Care Backlog in Wales: Auditor General calls for detail on recovery plans and the NHS workforce

31 May 2022

The Auditor General for Wales has today published a report setting out the findings from their high-level review of how NHS Wales is tackling the backlog of patients waiting for planned care.

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Our voices: engagement done well

10 December 2022

This podcast is created by young volunteers with RCPCH &Us, and is all about working with children and young people to help improve their health and the health of others. Have a listen for ideas, examples and information on engagement from RCPCH doctors and young people!

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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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Scottish children still left ‘worried and waiting’ after waiting times fail to dramatically improve

21 March 2025

The number of Scottish children facing 12-week waits remains consistent, 12 months on from RCPCH report.

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COVID-19 and looking after ourselves

16 April 2020

Our Vice President for Education and Training, Dr Camilla Kingdon, writes about the challenge of looking after ourselves when so much is demanded of us by COVID-19.

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One year waits for Welsh children have increased by over 20%

20 February 2025

Waiting times continue to worsen for children and young people, 12 months on from landmark RCPCH report.

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Air pollution: the global health issue that's every paediatrician's problem

25 April 2024

Get to know Alice Willson, the second of three Clinical Fellows to join RCPCH as part of the Clean Air Fund Partnership. Leading on educational resources and clean air clinics Alice brings incredibly useful experience to the project through her previous out of programme experiences.

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My top five reasons I enjoy going to work

30 March 2022

"Kids are fun, fact!", says Dr Hannah Baynes. From helping adolescents make positive change to their health to working, and celebrating, with multiprofessional colleagues, she tells us why she enjoys working in paediatrics.

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A huge step in making climate action standard practice – at RCPCH Conference 2025

6 May 2025

Dr Alice Willson, (RCPCH Clinical Fellow, with the Clean Air Fund Partnership), reflects on climate change and sustainable practice taking centre stage at the College’s recent conference.

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47 organisations demand Welsh government cabinet secretaries and ministers to work to reduce the impact of poverty and inequalities

22 October 2024

Currently Wales has one of the highest poverty rates among the four UK nations, with 29% of children and 21% of working aged people living in poverty and this is driving inequalities across Wales. A national cross-government delivery plan to tackle poverty and inequality is desperately needed.