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#ChoosePaediatrics - our careers booklet

Can you find your ultimate career in paediatrics? Explore the exciting opportunities this specialty has to offer in our careers booklet. It's packed full of advice and resources from current trainees and paediatricians from all levels giving you top tip information from recruitment to the varied car...

Paediatric careers

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Community child health - sub-specialty

Doctors specialising in community child health (CCH) work with vulnerable groups of children, including those with developmental disorders and disabilities, complex behavioural presentations, and at risk of abuse or are being abused. Read about this clinical area and download the syllabi for both...

Community child health

Paediatric sub-specialty

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Community paediatric workforce - short report (2017)

Community Child Health (CCH) is the largest paediatric sub-specialty focussing on the care of vulnerable children and families, children with long-term conditions and child public health. To support this planning, RCPCH and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH) developed an evid...

Community child health

Workforce

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Covering all bases: Community child health workforce (2017)

Community Child Health (CCH) is the largest paediatric sub-specialty, focusing on the care of vulnerable children and families, children with long-term conditions and child public health. Our resources support workforce planning.

Community child health

Workforce

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CPD scheme - frequently asked questions

Our CPD (continuing professional development) scheme is for paediatricians who are not in training. Here we answer your questions about the scheme.

Continuing professional development

Paediatric careers

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Delivery of autism services in Wales - consultation response

In 2019 we responded to the Welsh Government's consultation on its draft code of practice on the delivery of autism services. We welcome the Welsh Government's attempts to improve services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but are concerned about separating ASD out of the Neurodevelop...

Neurodisability

Community services

Autism

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Health policy

Workforce

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Dentistry (Wales) – consultation response

In September 2022 we responded to the Health and Social Care Committee Consultation on Dentistry.

Area of medicine

Community child health

Wellbeing for children and young people

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Digital Growth Charts - an update from the development team

In early February 2021, we hosted a webinar to share information on the RCPCH Digital Growth Charts API (application programming interface). This will support the drive to digitise healthcare and provide accurately calculated centiles for height, weight, head circumference and BMI. Catch up by watch...

Community child health

General paediatrics

Digital growth charts

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Disability Matters - online learning

This free, flexible learning resource helps those who work, volunteer or engage with disabled children and young people (from 0 to 25 years) and their families. It covers both physical and intellectual disabilities.

Community child health

Neurodisability

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Wellbeing for children and young people

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s inquiry into ‘Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare. In this inquiry, the Committee looked to understand how children and young people who are neurodivergent, have phys...

Area of medicine

Neurodisability

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people