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Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration - Combined Programme (CESR (CP))

Doctors with prior training from outside a GMC (General Medical Council) approved programme, and who had not obtained the EU minimum time in GMC approved posts before receiving their outcome 6 ARCP, may have entered the Specialist Register through the Combined Programme certification.

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RCPCH ePortfolio guidance for doctors

Doctors in UK paediatric training programme (trainees) and doctors in paediatrics (non training grade) can use RCPCH ePortfolio to record learning in all its forms and settings to monitor progress against the curriculum. It is mandatory for all in UK training posts and strongly recommended for anyon...

Paediatric careers

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Sleep, breaks and wellbeing for health professionals

28 March 2018

How can you think about your own health when working shifts and nights? Dr Mike Farquhar, Consultant in Sleep Medicine at Evelina London, explores the importance of sleep on healthcare professionals.

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Brutally honest patients, play and hugging Peppa Pig: why paeds was the job for me

28 March 2018

Ben Carter, a trainee paediatrician (ST3 level), tells us why he joined paediatrics...

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Consultation response to Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027

26 March 2018

The RCPCH has submitted a response to Health Education England’s consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.

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Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s weight reversed in the UK between 1953 and 2015

21 March 2018

Since the post-war period, socioeconomic inequalities in children’s weight have reversed in the UK – with disadvantaged children originally being more likely to be thinner than more advantaged children, but now typically being more likely to be overweight or obese, according to an observational stud...

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Warning over blueberry muffin hidden sugar content

21 March 2018

New analysis by Action on Sugar and the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) shows huge variation in sugar content, portion size and lack of nutrition labelling on blueberry muffins sold at out of home outlets in the UK’s busiest train stations and supermarkets.

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Announcing the 2018 PAFTAs

19 March 2018

The College’s national awards in paediatric training (the “PAFTAs”) were presented to three deserving recipients at RCPCH Conference 2018.

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New research by the RCPCH and Nuffield Trust reveals UK lagging behind peers on child health

15 March 2018

According to a new international analysis looking at child health measures over time and across 14 comparable countries, published today by the RCPCH and the Nuffield Trust, child health outcomes for babies and young children in the UK are poor compared to comparable countries.

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"It is the best invention of the 20th century": what children value about the NHS

15 March 2018

We met with children and young people at community groups, schools and hospitals across the UK. They told us, "they are lifesavers" and that the NHS "helps people when they need it most". They also advised that "NHS staff have someone to look after them too". Take a look and share our 90-second vide...