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The College reflects on Martha’s Rule

7 September 2023

We were deeply saddened to read the circumstances around Martha’s death and our condolences are with her family.

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Our Epilepsy Quality Improvement Programme will run another year

8 August 2023

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.

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Contributing for improved outcomes across Wales

17 July 2023

Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales talks about his experience of contributing to a Senedd review of Pupil Absence. He shares the potential of other current and upcoming work in Wales designed to create improved outcomes. In doing so, he signposts key information to help inform practice and s...

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Child health inequalities - interviews with two quality improvement projects

9 May 2023

In this podcast, we hear from two teams doing innovative work to better understand the impact of poverty on children and young people’s health, and design NHS services that provide targeted support for families.

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Uptake of life-saving vaccinations must be increased in Northern Ireland

5 May 2023

Northern Ireland's Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) has today published a report, Pre-School Vaccinations in Northern Ireland. RCPCH in NI responds to the report.

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Dr Nick Wilkinson appointed as RCPCH Officer for Wales

4 May 2023

Dr Nick Wilkinson has become the new Officer for Wales at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

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Stories of impact - on health care, outcomes and the quality of life for children and young people with diabetes

2 May 2023

In our second series of College Strategy 2021-24 podcasts we look at the Strategy in action. Hearing stories from clinicians, children and young people and staff about the impact our work has made on the community and within paediatric clinical practice.

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RCPCH responds to Nuffield Council on Bioethics review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children

8 December 2022

On Thursday 8 December, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics announced it has been commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care to conduct an independent review of the disagreements that arise between families and healthcare teams in the care of critically ill children.

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Cymru: Paediatric research in Wales

23 November 2022

Officer for Wales Dr David Tuthill, reflects on our recent College Strategy 2021-24 podcast episode, which is about research and why it matters to child health.

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Child health research matters to medicine

10 November 2022

In this two-part episode we feature Emily Arkell, Director of Quality Improvement and Professor Paul Dimitri, Vice President for Science and Research. They discuss the importance of research to clinical practice in child health and the added training benefits.