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NPDA Results Online - find your results for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit

NPDA Results Online was developed in response to consultations with the paediatric diabetes community who told us they wanted to view and compare the results of NPDA unit level summaries in a more accessible way. See below for some tips on how to use it, or download our user guide.

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Opportunities in the UK for international doctors

Welcome to the working in the UK for international doctors section. There are several options for you to consider if you would like to come to the UK to work in paediatrics, on a short-term or long-term basis. This page provides information on the options, as well as providing useful information for...

Paediatric careers

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Our manifesto for the next UK General Election – support children’s health and wellbeing in a changing world (2024)

The next General Election is expected to be called by the Prime Minister in 2024 and with political parties already preparing their policy platforms for the campaign period, we need to be prepared. That is why we’ve published our manifesto that calls on political parties to support children’s health...

Safeguarding

Public affairs and campaigning

Workforce

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Paediatric diabetes and endocrinology - sub-specialty

Paediatric endocrinologists (diabetes and endocrinology paediatricians) have special expertise in looking after children and young people with hormone disorders. Read about this clinical area and download the syllabi for both sub-specialty and for generic specialty training. We also have an educa...

Endocrinology

Diabetes

Paediatric sub-specialty

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Paediatric Primary Care Hubs - Northern Ireland

This page provides a best practice example for standard 3 of Facing the Future: Together for child health. Using the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) model from North West London, Dr Jonathan Henderson, Consultant Paediatrician from Craigavon Area Hospital, has established a collaborative integra...

Primary care

Health policy

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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Paediatric rota gaps survey 2024 - about this project

We are asking College Tutors across the UK to complete a survey, or ask their relevant colleagues to do so, about rota gaps in their Trust or Health Board. The data collected will give us a better understanding of rota gaps in paediatrics and reasons. We can use this information to support our membe...

Data

Workforce

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Paediatric training and redeployment during COVID-19 surges

The RCPCH recognises that redeployment of trainee paediatricians to adult services has been necessary through the earlier surges of this pandemic. As omicron causes a new surge, redeployment may become necessary again. The difference during winter 2021-22 is that paediatric services are themselves u...

COVID-19

Paediatric training

Workforce

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Paediatric workforce data and policy briefing (2017)

Two reports set out key findings from the 2015 RCPCH workforce census and make recommendations for actions to improve the workforce. They are part of our State of Child Health short report series.

Workforce

Workforce census

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Paediatric workforce information and evidence library

We have collated paediatric workforce information in the UK - both from RCPCH and publicly available sources - and displayed as interactive maps as well as an 'evidence library'. These aim to support College, members, workforce planners and other stakeholders, and are regularly updated.

Data

Workforce

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Paediatrics 2040

We give a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We look at the data and evidence, and explore the impact of innovation, models of care and the working lives of paediatricians.