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        • National Neonatal Audit Programme
        • National Paediatric Diabetes Audit
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    See poster
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    Viral respiratory tract infections guidance
    We have updated our national recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections, to use in partnership with your local infection prevention control team.
    Guidance
    Graphic: List and tick on a network diagram
    IHA delivery standards
    An Initial Health Assessment is a statutory appointment for every child or young person entering care in the UK. Guided by eight child-led outcomes, our standards aim to improve their health and wellbeing.
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      • Child mental health
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      • COVID-19
      • Genomics
      • Greener paediatrics
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      • Strengthening community child health services
      • Winter planning
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    Children and young people have the right to be heard and actively involved in decisions on their health services. Our standards are designed to help you develop and deliver meaningful opportunities for their engagement.
    See engagement standards
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    Grand Round 2025-26
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    Find out more and register
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    Latest report from our neonatal audit
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Become an Associate Member

Join a network of medical practitioners with an interest in transforming the health of children and young people. To apply for RCPCH Associate membership, you'll need a primary medical qualification and to work mainly in child health. You can live anywhere in the world. Some associate members als...
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School referrals for mental health treatment rise by a third

11 May 2018
RCPCH's Dr Max Davie responds to new figures from the NSPCC which reveal the number of referrals by schools seeking mental health treatment for pupils has risen by over a third in the last three years.
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Become an Ordinary member

Ordinary membership, which is available for paediatricians in the UK and internationally who have passed MRCPCH Clinical, and which provides the MRCPCH designation, supports your professional development with a range of benefits.
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RCPCH START Committee

This committee sits in the Education and Training division and reports to the Training and Quality Board. It oversees the creation, development and quality assurance of the scenarios for RCPCH START (Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure).
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Education and Training Executive

Education and Training Executive (ETE) was founded in December 2020 following a restructure of the Education and Training Division's committees. It oversees the Training and Quality Board, Education and Learning Board, Examinations Board, Medical Recruitment Board and Workforce Planning Board. ETE's...
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London mayor announces plans to ban junk food ads on Transport for London

10 May 2018
We congratulate the Mayor of London on his bold move and urge others to follow suit.
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Wales - North Wales region

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Tony Jackson Memorial Prize

This awards medical students and foundation doctors in the UK and Republic of Ireland for outstanding personal reflections on any aspect of paediatrics experienced in the UK or internationally. Winners receive £500 and an opportunity to present at RCPCH Conference. Applications are closed for th...
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Celebrating 90 years of annual conferences

3 May 2018
The first annual meeting of the British Paediatric Association took place 90 years ago this weekend. The meeting was a celebration of the beginning of the Association and gave members the opportunity to share knowledge and meet others in the same specialty.
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RCPCH responds to new child mortality study

3 May 2018
English under 5's are one and half times more likely to die than those living in Sweden. RCPCH responds to new paper published in Lancet.
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