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As the NHS turns 75, we look back at paediatrics in the early years of the National Health Service

5 July 2023

Five years ago, we published a blog on the College's history with the NHS over the years. To celebrate the 75th birthday of the NHS, we thought we’d focus on its early years and the changes in paediatric care at that time.

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Working together for change - President's blog

6 January 2023

Camilla starts the new year with heartfelt empathy for what continues to be an extremely challenging time for all our members. She touches on working together and advocacy as important ways to help make improvements, as well as celebrating colleagues' achievements.

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Industrial action in the NHS - practical advice for paediatric resident doctors and SAS doctors

We fully appreciate you may have questions about the effects of any industrial action by paediatric doctors on you and your training. Here we provide advice on how you can continue your training - from managing your ePortfolio, being flexible around reflections and working with training units and sc...

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Professor Anthony David Milner obituary

12 November 2021

"To be well-respected by our colleagues is something to which we all aspire. To be known as a leader in one’s profession is only for the few. To be labelled as ‘The father of modern respiratory paediatric research’ is something else." Professor Warren Lenney remembers his mentor, Professor Anthony D...

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Our history, your future - Dal Hothi

15 July 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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Message from the President - 7 May 2021

7 May 2021

In his final blog as RCPCH President, Professor Russell Viner reflects on three years of progress in child health and what's still to come, and he welcomes his successor, Dr Camilla Kingdon.

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Looking after each other - a focused report on wellbeing for Paediatrics 2040

30 March 2021

In February 2021, we published the conclusions of our Paediatrics 2040 project. In this blog Dr Seb Gray explains why we included a focused report on wellbeing and offers some practical thoughts on supporting the wellbeing of paediatricians into the future.

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Breathing exercises - a bridge between body and mind

22 July 2020

Dr Sandy Calvert is a retired neonatologist and runs a retreat centre primarily for health professionals, called Ratford Retreat Centre. Here she recommends breathing exercises to help improve your sense of wellbeing.

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BPSU Rare disease tea party - reports from past events

Since 2014, we've invited stakeholders from across the rare disease community to this informal networking event. Young people speak about their experiences of living with a rare disease, and patient advocates, researchers and health professionals talk about working in the field. Read on for highligh...

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Epilepsy12 - Quality improvement case studies

The Epilepsy12 audit supports continuous improvement activities within paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales. We aim to improve clinical outcomes and reduce variation in care quality for children and young people with epilepsy.

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