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The Scottish Government has announced its Programme for Government 2023-24 and has outlined a number of policies and announcements related to child health.

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.

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.

We have been recommissioned by NHS England to continue offering quality improvement training to paediatric epilepsy teams until August 2024. We're now inviting registrations of interest.

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.

RCPCH have long advocated for a paediatric mental health lead to be embedded in paediatric departments across the country.

On 20 June 2023, the Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates were announced as joint winners of the Patient and Public Involvement Hero Award by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). The award is one of five Clinical Audit Heroes Awards that are announced during the 2023 Clinical Audit Awareness...