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Paediatricians launch landmark report on gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders facing children and young people

16 December 2021

Children and young people around the four countries of the UK with gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders face a wide variation of support when it comes to getting out of hours or 24/7 emergency care says the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPHGA...

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RCPCH comments on the article in the BMJ on addressing racist carers and parents in a paediatric setting

13 December 2021

On Monday 13 December 2021, the BMJ published an article on how to address racist parents and carers in a paediatric setting, the RCPCH responds.

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Reasonable adjustments policy - education and training activities

The RCPCH is committed to providing support and fair opportunity to all. As a member, you are entitled to request reasonable adjustments for College education and training activities. We will fully consider all requests and inform you if supporting evidence is needed. The purpose of this policy i...

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RCPCH responds to CQC children and young people’s survey 2020

9 December 2021

The Care Quality Commission has published a two-yearly survey of children and young people’s inpatient experiences covering November 2020 to January 2021 - RCPCH responds.

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RCPCH comments on Health Select Committee report on mental health services for children and young people

9 December 2021

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report today about children and young people's mental health.

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Let’s look out for each other - President's blog

3 December 2021

As Omicron brings more uncertainty and strain, Camilla writes about what we can do to make a difference, alongside her reflections from the College’s first Climate Change conference.

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Climate action in paediatrics and child health - our podcast on COP26 and beyond

2 December 2021

In this episode we feature two conversations on the topic of climate change and child health. First our Treasurer Liz Marder chats with Richard Smith, Chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, about his reflections on attending COP26 in Glasgow. Their conversation is followed by RCPCH Presi...

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Working together on a conference for foundation doctors - well supported / MDT

2 December 2021

In late September, FY2 doctor Darakhshan Razzaq helped organise the first paediatric conference for foundation doctors. She and her fellow aspiring paediatricians came together to build a programme for the online event, with speakers from across the country sharing their insights. Here she reflects ...

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Look out for opportunities as you progress through your career - well supported / MDT

2 December 2021

As an undergraduate, Simon Broughton knew he wanted to do paediatrics. Today he's a proud general paediatrician and our Officer for Recruitment. He introduces our #ChoosePaediatrics programme theme for December - a well supported / multidisciplinary team - by looking back at the opportunities he's t...

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RCPCH responds to Institute for Health Visitors 2021 annual report

1 December 2021

The Institute for Health Visitors (IHV) has published its annual report on the state of health visiting in England. RCPCH responds.