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The political landscape has shifted: Time now for action on health commitments

18 December 2019

Our President Russell Viner reflects on last week’s UK General Election result and shares some early thoughts about what it means for the NHS, our members, and children and young people.

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Child Health Futures - Rare Disease Development Fund

Getting funding for research into rare diseases is still a challenge. The RCPCH, in collaboration with the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU), has set up this fund to support research and education in children’s rare diseases. Can you support us?

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We reveal the winning entry for our first member photo competition...

13 December 2019

Congratulations to Dr Ai May Lee for her witty photo in our #paediatricslife competition! Followers of our Instagram account selected our finalists, and our panel of judges carefully reviewed a fantastic set of images.

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About RCPCH - from a young person’s perspective

13 December 2019

Afsana, age 17, a College intern over summer 2019, interviewed our senior managers to get a handle on what the College does. Here's what she found out.

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Paediatric Awards For Training Achievements (PAFTA)

The national PAFTA celebrates outstanding contributions to paediatric training across the UK each year. Overseen by RCPCH, the award recognises excellence in three categories: Core Trainee, Specialty Trainee and Educational Supervisor. National winners are honoured at an awards ceremony at RCPCH Con...

Fellowships, awards and prizes

Leadership

Paediatric training

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BPSU study - Clinical characteristics of children with pneumococcal meningitis

BPSU surveillance of the clinical characteristics of children with pneumococcal meningitis is due to commence in January 2020. This study will estimate the incidence of childhood pneumococcal meningitis in the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; describe symptoms and signs at presentation; descr...

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Child Health Research Fellowships - how to support us

We invite you to be a part of this vision that will influence the future of child and population health worldwide. Our goal is to secure a new generation of child health research leaders.

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We award a programme providing neurodevelopmental services to infants in Ghana

10 December 2019

We're delighted to announce this year's winner of the RCPCH Global Programme Development Grant. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)'s one-year programme is identifying gaps in the quality of post-discharge care and how to make improvements and scale up, despite limited resources.

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Pensions tax loading additional pressure on paediatric workforce, according to RCPCH survey of members

5 December 2019

We surveyed 715 paediatricians in the UK to assess the effects of the pensions tax issue on services, morale, and work practices.

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Pension tax and paediatrics - a consultant paediatrician's experience

5 December 2019

The pension tax legislation introduced in 2016 has had an unforeseen impact on senior clinicians in the NHS. In this blog, RCPCH Vice President for Education and Professional Development Camilla shares her experience of receiving a pension tax bill and urges all doctors to take a careful look at the...