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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...

Paediatric careers

Fellowships, awards and prizes

Leadership

RCPCH Conference

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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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Special Interest (SPIN) module application guidance

As an ST4 paediatric trainee or above, or a post completion paediatrician, you may wish to apply for a SPIN module. This comprises additional training and experience in a clinical area. SPIN modules that are not in line with Learning Outcomes and Key Capabilities are currently under review. T...

General paediatrics

Paediatric training

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Minimum unit pricing comes into force in Scotland

1 May 2018

RCPCH Officer for Scotland says the move will ‘reduce harm to children’.

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Resigning membership

A lifelong career in healthcare brings many challenges both in and out of the workplace. We hope you will decide to stay an RCPCH member throughout that journey and so, before you make any changes, we want to ensure you’re fully aware of the range of concessions and alternative subscription rates av...

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission

We are accepting data for the 2024-25 audit year on the old NPDA Portal, and the deadline is 25 April. We are also accepting data for the 2025-26 audit year on the new NPDA platform. We encourage you to continue to submit your data on a quarterly basis. The data submission deadlines for each...

Endocrinology

Community services

Diabetes

Clinical guidelines and standards

Committee

Research Consultation Committee

Brings together research leads from paediatric specialty groups and special interest groups to support the RCPCH in increasing, strengthening and delivering child health research.

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BPSU study - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in transition between children’s services and adult services (CATCh-uS)

Surveillance of children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in transition between children’s services and adult services (CATCh-uS) focused on what happens to young people with ADHD when they are too old to stay with children’s services. Surveillance was also run in...

Community child health

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BPSU study - Acute rheumatic fever

Surveillance of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in children and young people aged 16 years and younger concluded in May 2016. The study is being led by Dr Mary Salama of Birmingham Children's Hospital, winner of the Sir Peter Tizard Bursary. The study group are yet to publish their findings.