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RCPCH and BAPM statement – response to the Ockenden review

30 March 2022

On 30 March 2022 Donna Ockenden published the ‘findings, conclusions and essential actions’ following her independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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A rewarding career in paediatrics

8 March 2022

In celebration of International Women's Day 2022, we reached out to Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie, consultant paediatrician and RCPCH Officer for Genomics, to share her thoughts about working in paediatrics and neonatology research.

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From infectious disease research to climate change bootcamp: why I got involved in the College’s Climate Change Working Group

18 January 2022

Dr Dayo Ajayi-Obe is a Consultant Paediatrician at Hammersmith Hospital and a member of the international stream of the College’s Climate Change Working Group. In her blog, she details her experiences in research and the links between climate change and the spread of infectious diseases.

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The art of being in two places at once, the beauty of being a DGH registrar

22 September 2021

Dealing with an increased workload in never easy. Dr Katarina Stefkova gives her top ten tips on practical strategies that can help you and your team get through it. "When things get stressful, focusing on the beauty of the teamwork and job satisfaction helps to cope with it all."

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Talking about the pandemic’s impact on training and the general workforce

15 January 2021

Dr Hannah Jacob, Chair of the Trainees Committee offers advice, tips and tools to help address some of the current worries voiced by members during these trying times.

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Joint statement with the International Child Health Group (ICHG) on overseas aid

11 December 2020

We call on the government to keep its promise to the world’s poorest children to spend 0.7% of gross national income on foreign aid. The collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing severe disruption to preventive and curative health services in the poorest settings, particularly for childr...

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Message from the President - 25 September 2020

25 September 2020

As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, Russell reflects on what we have achieved together so far. Looking at newly released guidance, reports and webinars he also explores the RCPCH conference online and the sizeable collection of resources being made available through this - free to all our membe...

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Epilepsy12 - national organisational audit and clinical audit - 2019

Epilepsy is the commonest significant neurological disorder affecting children and young people. Launched in September 2020, these latest results from Epilepsy12 provide insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy servic...

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COVID-19 - message from the President, 19 June

19 June 2020

In this week's address to members, Russell highlights our recent work on schools, including a widely-covered open letter to the Prime Minister and support for Marcus Rashford's free school meals campaign.

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1,500* paediatricians sign open letter to Prime Minister urging Government to make reopening of schools a priority

17 June 2020

RCPCH publishes an open letter from members about the importance of a plan to reopen schools.