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Child health at the centre of decision-making - President's update

8 November 2024

The UK Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill provides us with an opportunity to meet one of our goals in the newly published College Strategy, and we're speaking with MPs to support the measures.

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Paediatricians join calls for Health Secretary to set out priorities for child health services

4 November 2024

The Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), of which RCPCH are a member, have published their ‘Roadmap for the Healthiest Generation of Children Ever.'

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RCPCH calls for pause in recruitment of PAs in paediatrics

31 October 2024

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has today called for a pause in the recruitment of Physicians Associates (PAs) into paediatrics.

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Sharing stories, empowering and educating - how you can use our new Thrive resource hub

30 October 2024

This month, Dr Jess Morgan, Dinwoodie RCPCH Fellow, describes how the Thrive Paediatrics resource hub, launched earlier this month, has come about and how it can help you to improve the well-being and working lives of your colleagues.

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RCPCH responds to announcement for additional funding for elective appointments

29 October 2024

The Chancellor and Health Secretary have confirmed funding plans to increase elective appointments ahead of the upcoming Budget.

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RCPCH response to enabling safe quality midwifery services and care in Northern Ireland report

23 October 2024

On 23 May 2023, the Department of Health in NI commissioned Professor Mary Renfrew to take forward a crucial new report looking at Midwifery Services. The report entitled; ‘Enabling Safe, Quality Midwifery Services and Care in Northern Ireland’ aims to develop recommendations for policy, practice, e...

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RCPCH response to recent queries on Physicians Associates in child protection assessments

3 October 2024

The College responds to concerns raised that PAs have taken on roles in child protection medicals. RCPCH is clear that PAs must not replace the role of paediatricians in the delivery of care to children and young people.

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Forging ahead - President's update

13 September 2024

We may be young as a Royal College, but with more than 23,000 members globally, we are achieving so much together. Steve is pleased to see our concerns reflected in this week's Darzi review into the NHS in England, which were detailed in our own 'blueprint'.

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RCPCH responds to Darzi Review

12 September 2024

Lord Ara Darzi has published the findings of an independent review of the NHS.

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Three quarters of paediatricians already seeing children negatively impacted by long waits for health services as professional body publishes blueprint to transform care 

5 September 2024

RCPCH publishes From left behind to leading the way: a blueprint for transforming child health services in England.