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With effect from the 2024.3 exam diet, the MRCPCH currency and number of attempts policy will be changing.

The UK Government announced in October £4.92 million would be available for 10 mental health focused Early Support Hubs.

In his first blog of the year for RCPCH, Dr Nick Wilkinson, Officer for Wales, explores change, long-term health outcomes, political landscape and, of course, secret stashes of chocolates.

Dr Nick Wilkinson, Officer for Wales, recently joined a workshop on physical activity in children and young people to learn why kids in Wales scored F for fitness, what this means for them and, when in clinic, what he should be assessing, saying and signposting. He shares his findings.

The Government has recently set out a strategy in which they will review the guidance on 20mph limits and low traffic neighbourhoods in England. Reports now say that the Government is preparing to stop English councils from introducing new 20mph speed limits.

With effect from the 2024.3 examination diet (September 2024), the MRCPCH theory exams will feature some changes.

This blog by Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales, explores the concept of the missing middle.

An interim report from the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) into the experiences of children and young people with mental health needs being placed on general paediatric wards has highlighted the risks of placing children and young people in these environments, particularly for childre...

Last week Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris set out Stormont's budget for 2023-24.

Professor Sir Alan Craft pays tribute to Dr Janet Anderson, a general paediatrician in Wolverhampton with a special interest in diabetes. For many years she was involved in training at RCPCH and was an Honorary Fellow.