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Care by the right people, in the right place at the right time

23 October 2023

This blog by Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales, was created as part of the Wales eBulletin for October 2023.

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BPSU study - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Surveillance of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is due to commence in March 2021. In conjunction with parallel reporting through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Surveillance System, this study aims to establish incidence rates of ARFID presenting to secondary health care, refe...

Area of medicine

Academic medicine

Allergies

Community child health

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Clinical guideline directory

The guideline directory contains a full list of paediatric guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), as well as those from other Royal Colleges or paediatric specialty groups which meet the standar...

Clinical guidelines and standards

Event

St David's Day Conference 2026

26 February 2026

Cardiff

Hosted by RCPCH Wales in partnership with trainees from across Wales, this event offers expert insights, engaging discussions and networking opportunities. Our theme is "Paediatrics and Child Health in the Digital Era" and we'll hear about innovative projects such as digital growth charts, the Y Ty ...

Digital health

Digital growth charts

Continuing professional development

Senedd election 2026

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Introducing paediatric training - a world of opportunities

Paediatric training in the UK offers a range of possibilities, so you can take your career in the direction that suits you. An innovative, capability-based curriculum underpins our standard run-through programme, and this will equip you with the skills needed to become a consultant paediatrician. ...

Paediatric careers

Choose paediatrics

Paediatric training

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RCPCH Conference 2026 - Programme

Explore our full programme for each of the three days at this year's conference, including the plenary speakers, workshops, specialty sessions and social activities.

RCPCH Conference

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Impact of COVID-19 on child health services between December 2020 and February 2021 - report

This report shows findings from child health services across the UK about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from the end of November 2020 to the end of February 2021.

COVID-19

Workforce

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Assessment review - information and updates

We are reviewing the assessment programme within RCPCH Progress+ for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training in the UK. Our aim is to ensure that workplace-based assessments and examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. To support this, we have piloted a revised MRCPCH Clinical ...

Examinations

Paediatric training

Progress+

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CSACs - guides and resources for committee members

The College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) have an important role in supervising the development and delivery of sub-specialty training and assessment standards. CSACs are sub-committees of our Training and Quality Board, which helps the College set these standards within a training programme...