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RCPCH Conference 2020 – adapting to the challenges of COVID-19

4 December 2020

It’s been a year of challenges but that didn’t stop us delivering the popular features of RCPCH Conference to our members and colleagues.

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Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2020 resources

On 10 September 2020, we hosted our third annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference 2020: 'Working together to improve epilepsies’, as a live webinar. Access resources and presentations from the event on this page.

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RCPCH welcomes fill rate of 97.4% for ST1 Paediatrics in England

24 July 2020

We respond to news from Health Education England about a significant rise in the fill rate for ST1 paediatrics.

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RCPCH responds to calls for a 'review of readiness' for second COVID-19 wave

24 June 2020

Today, health leaders called for a review of lessons learned during the first phase of the pandemic. We've set out an additional call for a rapid review into the experiences of children and young people during the first wave, so that they can be protected from the harshest mitigation measures if we ...

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RCPCH publishes commitments to support LGBTQ+ young people

12 June 2020

To mark Pride month in the UK, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a set of commitments to support LGBTQ+ young people.

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RCPCH statement of solidarity and support for BAME colleagues and communities

10 June 2020

The RCPCH has published a statement of solidarity and stands by its members to continue to address the structural inequalities that affect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) colleagues and children and young people from those communities.

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Incorrect media reporting about children and transmission of COVID-19

30 April 2020

A statement about media reports, citing RCPCH, on the transmission of COVID-19 by children.

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Professional bodies’ response to government advice for pregnant women to reduce social contact

17 March 2020

Royal Colleges respond to new coronavirus guidance for pregnant women.

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Prisons report is shocking and appalling, says RCPCH

21 January 2020

Peter Clarke, the chief inspector of prisons, has called for a “major overhaul” of the policy of separating children in young offender institutions. We support this call and we condemn unacceptable practices such as solitary confinement and the use of restraints.

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Safeguarding children and young people - roles and competencies

To protect children and young people from harm, and help improve their wellbeing, all healthcare staff must have the competencies to recognise child maltreatment, opportunities to improve childhood wellbeing and to take effective action as appropriate to their role.

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