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        • National Paediatric Diabetes Audit
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    See poster
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    We have updated our national recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections, to use in partnership with your local infection prevention control team.
    Guidance
    Graphic: List and tick on a network diagram
    IHA delivery standards
    An Initial Health Assessment is a statutory appointment for every child or young person entering care in the UK. Guided by eight child-led outcomes, our standards aim to improve their health and wellbeing.
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    See engagement standards
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    Grand Round 2025-26
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    Find out more and register
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Workforce planning and sustainable staffing - changes to the NHS Pensions Scheme

29 March 2023
Following the Department of Health and Social Care consultation, proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme have been agreed as part of the government’s Spring Budget.
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A movement for child health: where next?

11 February 2019
The latest instalment of our State of Child Health campaign – our “Two years on scorecards” – puts the need for progress on key child health issues front and centre of the political agenda across all nations in the UK. We want to make sure we keep up momentum and make children a political priority, ...
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International Paediatric Sponsorship Scheme (IPSS) - guidance for applicants

The IPSS facilitates GMC registration for eligible medical graduates from outside the UK, who also fall outside the priority nations list for the MTI(p) scheme. Applicants will need to be entering UK posts with a sufficient training/educational component and have organised a route the right to live ...
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Patient safety podcast 2 - If we are psychologically safe, children are safer in our care

17 January 2024
Our second episode in this series focuses on psychological safety in healthcare settings. This is the condition in which you feel safe to learn, safe to contribute and safe to challenge the status quo. Featuring Dr Dal Hothi and Dr Jess Morgan.
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Paediatric training in “Norn Iron”

13 October 2023
Dr Christine Sloan is an ST4 in Northern Ireland, where training experiences include "endless opportunities... to fulfill our aspirations".
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RCPCH welcomes Welsh Government’s move to support pupils with medical conditions

9 October 2017
Wales took a large step forward this week to improving the support given to children with medical conditions during the school day, including diabetes and epilepsy.
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Paediatricians provide stark picture of children’s health services ahead of 10 Year Workforce Plan

7 November 2025
Responding to the UK Government’s recent call for evidence, RCPCH warns that the child health workforce is essential to the success of 10-year health plan.
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Privacy notice - Audit platform users

Protecting the data of the people who participate in clinical audits is of utmost importance to us. RCPCH manages a number of clinical audits on behalf of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). This privacy notice details how we process and protect your personal data in line with UK ...
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Scottish children still left ‘worried and waiting’ after waiting times fail to dramatically improve

21 March 2025
The number of Scottish children facing 12-week waits remains consistent, 12 months on from RCPCH report.
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RCPCH responds to Health and Social Care Committee workforce report

26 July 2022
On the 25 July 2022 the Health and Social Care Committee published a report on Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care in England that highlights lack of decisive action from the UK Government and calls for a radical review of working conditions.
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