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        • National Paediatric Diabetes Audit
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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.
    Standards
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      • Child health inequalities and climate change
      • Child health inequalities and poverty
      • Child mental health
      • Child protection and safeguarding
      • COVID-19
      • Genomics
      • Greener paediatrics
      • Industrial action in the NHS
      • NHS 10 year health plan
      • Nutrition and obesity
      • Prevention of ill health
      • Strengthening community child health services
      • Winter planning
      • Your wellbeing
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    On community child health services
    These services provide vital support to some of our most vulnerable children and their families, yet waiting times have worsened over the past three years across the UK. We continue to call for a stronger focus on collaborative healthcare.
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    RCPCH Conference
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    Tune in to our Leading the Way podcast
    Leadership is not about hierarchy: it’s about connection, contribution and culture. Jonathan speaks with RCPCH President Steve Turner on our latest episode.
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    Join the St David's Day Conference
    Hosted by RCPCH Wales in partnership with trainees from across the nation, this day-long event takes place on 26 February in Cardiff, with a special focus on digital innovation.
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Become a Foundation Doctor Member

If you are a foundation year doctor (FY1, FY2) interested in paediatrics and resident in the UK, you can become an RCPCH Foundation Doctor member for free. You will enjoy access to a wide range of specialist information and discounts.
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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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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.
  • History and archive
  • RCPCH Conference
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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.
  • Child and adolescent mortality
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