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In the bleak midwinter, dare to be the Spring - President's blog

14 January 2022

It is important to acknowledge the challenges we face, but Camilla reminds us how amazing our members are and how grateful children and their families are for the work you do.

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RCPCH comments on reports of increased admissions of under 5s in hospital with COVID-19

13 January 2022

In response to reports of increased admissions of under-fives in hospital with COVID-19, RCPCH comments:

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What the 2021 member survey results mean for the College

13 January 2022

This week we publish the findings of our 2021 member survey, which we ran this past autumn. In previous years, the survey has often fallen during a quieter time of year as we take stock during summer and prepare for a new training year in September. However, last year the ‘early winter’ was already ...

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RCPCH Member survey 2021 - findings

In autumn 2021 we invited all members to complete our survey to get your views on how the College should tackle key issues such as workforce shortages, climate change and paediatric recruitment. Find our key findings here, and scroll down to download the full report.

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RCPCH calls on government to take more action to support rising childhood obesity

11 January 2022

On Monday 10 January, the Department of Health and Social Care in England launched a new campaign with the aim of encouraging parents to make ‘healthier choices’ when shopping for household groceries by using a new NHS Food Scanner App feature offering healthier alternatives. The campaign follows...

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NHS England’s 2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance published

10 January 2022

On 24 December, NHS England published its 2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance which sets out objectives and priorities for the year ahead. A new target date of 1 July 2022 has been agreed for statutory arrangements to take effect and ICBs (Integrated Care Boards) to be legally an...

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Training principle of the month 4: Patients and families are heard

This month, Dr Lia Davies has worked with the College's Children and Young People's Engagement team, or RCPCH &Us, to consider how to effectively listen to patients and their families, and how you can facilitate the right conversations. Dr Kiran Rahim also shares a case study on how we can support b...

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RCPCH responds to Health & Social Care Committee report Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic

6 January 2022

On 6 January 2022 the Health and Social Care Select Committee published a report to the UK Government with recommendations on tackling the backlog caused by the impact of the pandemic in England. The RCPCH provided evidence to the committee in September 2021 and has responded to the publication of t...

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From GP to Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care - children are great patients

5 January 2022

"Like I did, check out the #ChoosePaediatrics programme, consider an application to the specialty, and I hope one day we will work together", says Dr Kish Gandhi, who introduces January's theme of the month - that children are great patients - and tells us how he chose paediatrics after qualifying a...

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