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Meet the RCPCH Recruitment Team

28 October 2020

The College’s new Officer for Recruitment, Dr Simon Broughton, introduces the members behind his Recruitment Team: Dr Emma Coombe, Dr Kay Tyerman and Dr Alok Sharma. The team is committed to working together to promote paediatrics as a career and to always put trainees first.

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Message from the Registrar - October 2020

26 October 2020

Dr Mike Linney emphasises the importance of protecting services for children and young people as pressure mounts again in the coming months. Highlighting the Chief Nursing Officer stating that vital supports for children including school nurses and health visitors will be protected from redeployment...

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To plan or not to plan, that is the question!

26 October 2020

For many of us, planning ahead is a way to manage stress and workload, and to ensure we have control over our future. But what happens when major events scupper those plans? Dr Eimear McCorry explores her fears that her pandemic strategy was interrupted, and how she found ways to embrace the positiv...

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RCPCH Growth API – the Best Health Tech Solution of the Year

22 October 2020

RCPCH has won this award from Health Tech News for our electronic growth charts. So, why is this a big deal? Dr Simon Chapman, Consultant Paediatrician at King’s College Hospital, who's involved in this project, explains.

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The future of paediatric training - view from a trainee

20 October 2020

What should be expected as the national standard for future training, and how do we respond to changing healthcare? Dr Emma Dyer, a trainee paediatrician working in London, introduces our new, collaborative document, which draws on wide experiences to present 11 new training principles and how these...

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Why do I volunteer?

16 October 2020

Dr Yincent Tse is Lead for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement on the RCPCH Quality Improvement Committee and joint RCPCH/NPPG Medicines Committee. He recently completed his term as Secretary for the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology, and Deputy Head of School for North East and North...

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Thinking about the 'paediatrician of the future' and really good training

8 October 2020

Later this month the College will publish 'Paediatrician of the Future', our vision for paediatric training across the UK. It's our response to the "Shape of Training" report, and will be part of our submission to the General Medical Council (GMC) at the end of 2020. It also promotes really good tra...

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Epilepsy12 - pedal with purpose!

30 September 2020

Dr Colin Dunkley, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Lead for Epilepsy12 tells us about the recent report on the clinical and organisational aspects of epilepsies care for children and young people in England and Wales.

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Sustaining motivation to exercise

29 September 2020

Dr Christina Tran is a Trust Doctor working in ED and paediatrics at Derriford Hospital. Here she outlines the value of exercise in maintaining positive wellbeing and what steps you can take to incorporate it into your daily routine.

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RCPCH Ambassadors - a member's thoughts on what the role involves

8 September 2020

Consultant Paediatrician Dr Prabhu Rajendran tell us why being an RCPCH Ambassador is so important to him, and gives a snapshot of the work he undertakes in this role.