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NHS England’s Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services

30 January 2023

The NHS and UK Government have published a new two-year delivery plan today to help recover urgent and emergency care services, reduce waiting times, and improve patient experience.

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Extreme heat an increasing threat to health without rapid transition away from fossil fuels

19 July 2022

A joint statement from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change and The Lancet Countdown on how growing extreme heat in the UK and across Europe is threatening people’s health.

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A Hospital-on-Call Box

28 July 2021

Dr Shosh Layman, a trainee at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, tells us about the success of a project she started to support the wellbeing of her colleagues and improve morale.

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Branches and roots - illustrating the concept of wellbeing

29 October 2019

In thinking about how to describe the concept of wellbeing, Anna Baverstock, Lead for Doctor Wellbeing in her NHS Trust, has been working on a tree. Each branch represents an aspect of wellbeing. The roots include culture and values, compassion and mindset - but there's space to add your own.

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BPSU study - Severe chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME)

This BPSU study will collect information on all young people aged between five and 16 years who receive a diagnosis of severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME). The study aims to explore how many young people across the UK and Ireland have severe CFS/ME, the length of time fr...

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Privacy notice - RCPCH working groups

Protecting the personal information of people who wish to participate in our working groups is highly important to us. This privacy notice explains we use any information you give to us when you express an interest in joining, or apply to join, a RCPCH working group, and the way we protect your priv...

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Workforce Information - Deep dive on Sickness absence rates, Summer 2024

We collate and analyse paediatric workforce and service information in the UK to support members, workforce planners and policy makers. In our second 'deep dive' into the data, we review sickness and absence in England from 2018-2023.

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Paediatrics across the globe – President’s blog

3 March 2023

Fresh from her visit to the International Paediatric Association Congress in India, Camilla shares highlights from paediatric partners around the world. She also reminds members of our information and resources on industrial action.

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Retirement is a time to readjust

20 December 2022

Change is always unsettling and can be challenging, especially if one is unprepared. Dr Sanjay Suri recognises that retirement is a change that is often romanticised but not usually spoken of as a time for readjustment. And that there's someting more important than happiness.

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Looking back, moving forward - reflections from a Chair

4 July 2022

As Dr Laura Kelly prepares to move on from her post as Chair of the Trainees Oversight Committee and Network - a period in which so much was done virtually - she considers the group's many acheivements.