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Learning from Ryan’s Rule in Australia - patient safety guest blog

28 April 2025

Professor Nitin Kapur, who spoke at this year's RCPCH Conference, reflects on the implementation of Ryan’s Rule in Queensland a decade ago - as we here in the UK tentatively roll out Martha’s rule in our units.

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A brief history of vaccines

24 April 2025

Globally, immunisation has saved six lives every minute since 1974, a total of over 154 million, including 101 million under-5s. It is thought that vaccines are responsible for a 40% reduction in childhood mortality. As World Immunisation Week begins, we are looking back on the history of vaccines a...

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From the RCPCH Conference 2025 – patient safety spotlight

23 April 2025

A month on from the College’s conference in Glasgow (and online), our patient safety team of clinicians and staff recall the many inspiring and practical presentations and workshops on this theme.

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A manifesto for Wales - why now and why not you?

17 April 2025

The Senedd election in Wales is next May. So what better time, suggests Officer for Wales Dr Nick Wilkinson, to help ensure child and adolescent health and wellbeing top the list for debate? Here's how members in Wales can engage with our recently published manifesto.

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Collaboration or integration - from our St David's Day Conference

24 March 2025

This excellent event took place last month, curated by our trainee members. Through a series of presentations, we looked at how integrated care can help address complexity and bring efficiency, but also how to link in with others' expertise and perspective.

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An interview with Dr Maanasa Polubothu, winner of the Simon Newell Award 2024

11 March 2025

Each year, with support from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity we offer the Dr Simon Newell Early Independent Researcher Award for excellence in research. Awarding £2,000 to one independent researcher in paediatrics.

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Equal access to care: - the challenges of cost and proximity

10 March 2025

In this blog RCPCH Wales Officer, Dr Nick Wilkinson, access to medicines.

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Reflecting on the last six months of policy progress in child health services

5 March 2025

Last September we published our Blueprint for Child Health Services in England. In this blog we reflect on related national policy progress and share what’s next for our policy and public affairs teams on this advocacy priority.

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On Martha's Rule - patient safety spotlight

24 February 2025

By establishing patients' right to an independent review, this new rule now being tested in pilot sites across the country, can improve our ability as health professionals to recognise and respond to deterioration. We look at what this means for infants, children and young people.

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Conducting climate action

19 February 2025

After a busy start to the year, Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change, shares how she is building networks and fostering relationships to drive climate action for Children and Young People.