Workforce reports

Our varied reports on the paediatric workforce in the UK are based on data we have collected via the census, service audits and other research projects. These are listed by publication date.

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Snapshot of neonatal services and workforce in the UK

The current study was conducted on a weekday and weekend day in September 2019, and surveyed 191 neonatal services. Results from this snapshot were reported back to neonatal services in January 2020 through individual benchmarking reports produced by the GIRFT team. This report summarises the findin...

Neonatal medicine

Service design

Workforce

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Reimagining the future of paediatric care post-COVID-19 - a reflective report of rapid learning

This report, published on 26 June 2020, informed RCPCH’s vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We summarise our learning from this period of rapid change, focusing in particular on the elements of new practice that we want to keep and take forwards into the future.

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Impact of COVID-19 on child health services between April and July 2020 - report

This report shows findings from child health services across the UK about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from April to July 2020.

COVID-19

Service planning

Workforce

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Workforce census: Focus on vulnerable children and families paediatric workforce (2020)

This report, published in January 2020, focuses on lead roles concerning safeguarding, the child death service, looked after children (LAC) and special educational needs and disability (SEND).

Community child health

Community services

Workforce

Workforce census

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Workforce census: Focus on Northern Ireland (2019)

This report, published in December 2019, focuses on the Northern Ireland findings form the workforce census 2017, and makes five key Northern Ireland-specific recommendations.

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RCPCH pensions survey - the impact of pension tax legislation on our UK members

Our survey of paediatric consultants in the UK highlights the damaging impact of pension related tax bills on clinicians, and the knock-on effect on services for children and young people. Our document describes the findings from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Workforce

Pensions

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Shortage of consultant paediatricians - report (2019)

We use expert-agreed standards to determine how many consultant paediatricians the UK needs to deliver safe and quality care. We estimate that we need an additional 856 whole time equivalent consultants.

Service design

Workforce

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CCT class of 2017: Where are they now? Follow up survey

The Workforce team conducts a survey of new CCT (Certification of Completion of Training) and CESR (Certificate of Eligiblity for Specialist Registration) holders in paediatrics, approximately one year from their certification date. Below, read our key findings from the 2017 cohort study, and downlo...

Workforce

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Workforce census: Focus on Wales (2019)

This report, published in May 2019, focuses on the Wales findings from the workforce census 2017, and makes five key Wales-specific recommendations.

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Workforce census: Focus on SAS doctors (2019)

This report, published in May 2019, focuses on the findings about Specialty, Associate Specialist and Staff (SAS) grade doctors from the workforce census 2017, and makes four key recommendations for employers and workforce planners to support this group.