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Number of young people with Type 2 diabetes reaches 6,836
22 November 2018
RCPCH President responds to new data reported by Diabetes UK saying it emphasises the need to act.
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Twenty years on: past winners of the Dr Simon Newell Early Investigator of the Year Award
8 November 2018
Established in 1999 by Sparks, this annual award recognises outstanding young medical researchers in the field of paediatrics. Now jointly funded by Sparks and GOSH Charity, it was renamed in 2017 in memory of Dr Newell and his distinguished career. With 19 winners to date, it continues his legacy o...
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RCPCH responds to latest obesity statistics for Scotland
30 October 2018
Community health and wellbeing must be at the 'heart' of local planning proposals to reverse childhood obesity says RCPCH's Dr Donald Macgregor
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RCPCH responds to Unicef air pollution research
18 September 2018
UK children are exposed to more than 60% of their daily air pollution intake during the school run and while at school, new research has shown today.
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Striking increase in mental health conditions in children and young people
12 September 2018
The proportion of children and young people saying they have a mental health condition has grown six fold in England over two decades and has increased significantly across the whole of Britain in recent years, new research reveals.
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Dr Shamez Ladhani appointed as Chair of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit
20 August 2018
Shamez will take over from Dr Richard Reading in September. The BPSU office, study teams, and Scientific Committee extend their gratitude to Richard for his astute leadership over the past five years.
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Focus magazine for members - summer 2018
24 July 2018
Read about the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, RCPCH Progress - the new paediatric curriculum, standards for emergency care and much more...
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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report
11 July 2018
Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.
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An introduction to Dr David Tuthill, our new Officer for Wales
27 June 2018
Our new Officer for Wales, Dr David Tuthill, congratulates Dr Mair Parry on an excellent legacy, and outlines what his new role means for him and the RCPCH.
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Leading Welsh paediatricians gather in Swansea to present latest research
22 June 2018
Welsh Paediatric Society Clinical Meeting in association with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health