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Engaging with front line care, re-named diploma and ban on single use vaping - President's update

11 June 2025

Two projects which have been in gestation for a long time have both been delivered, pretty much at the same time. The waiting for a bus analogy, writes Steve, is so true!

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A rare treat - two young people report back from our rare disease tea party

8 August 2019

Since 2014 the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit has held this annual event - young people living with rare disease and health professionals working in the field share their experiences. Our interns went along to find out more...

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RCPCH response to review of demand and capacity of neurodevelopmental services

7 July 2022

The Welsh Government has today published a Summary Report of its long-awaited review of demand and capacity of neurodevelopmental services. The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Julie Morgan MS, has responded to the report by setting out plans for a new national improvement programme for neurodevelop...

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How autism research inspired me to pursue a career in paediatrics

26 July 2021

Dr Caitlin Rea, a foundation doctor at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh shares how her personal experiences, alongside her recent research and teaching have influenced her to #ChoosePaediatrics. "I look forward to pursuing a career in paediatrics and continuing to develop my passion for ASD educatio...

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College Officers

The RCPCH is supported by the dedicated efforts of a number of individuals who volunteer their time, energy and effort to deliver our work. The President, Registrar and Treasurer along with our Vice Presidents, all work together with a wide range of individuals who hold important roles within our Co...

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Mentoring support

Access to effective mentoring support is increasingly important in the development of all paediatricians. From the early stages of training to 'pause and review' points along the paediatric career pathway, the opportunity to have regular (or intermittent) contact with another person with the appropr...

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Message from the President - 6 November

6 November 2020

Russell reflects on the importance of looking after ourselves and each other this winter. He highlights our position statement and meetings with senior NHS leaders on new surge guidance, along with our new and continually updated guidance on COVID-19. And, he thanks members and states next steps tow...

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Resigning membership

A lifelong career in healthcare brings many challenges both in and out of the workplace. We hope you will decide to stay an RCPCH member throughout that journey and so, before you make any changes, we want to ensure you’re fully aware of the range of concessions and alternative subscription rates av...

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Wellbeing podcast part 2 - how members are working with the College

12 October 2022

How can we build resilience and promote self-care at work? And what can we do at a Trust and wider level? At this summer's conference, we spoke with Seb (pictured) who's on the Milestones editorial team about his passion for joy in work, and with with Dr Dal Hothi, our Officer for Lifelong Careers o...

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RCPCH and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) - Member and volunteer data 2020-22

In our first 'Working for change'' report in 2021 we committed to annually reporting on EDI data held for our members and staff, along with aggregated disclosure rates relating to protected characteristics. We collated data from 2020, 2021 and 2022 on this page (including records up to January 2023)...

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