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A snapshot of general paediatric and neonatal services: benchmarking for improvement and recovery

25 September 2020

Two new reports have been released outlining the findings of a snapshot survey of the UK's general paediatric and neonatal services and workforce in September 2019. The reports provide a pre-COVID benchmark and give recommendations to government, service planners and other decision makers about how ...

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Professor Russell Viner responds to COVID-19 update from CMO and CSO

21 September 2020

Russell comments on today's press conference by Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Officer.

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National guidance for the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections (2025)

These updated recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections in hospital settings are for clinicians to support planning in partnership with local infection prevention control teams. While some recommendations describe organisational structures i...

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Message from the President - 11 September

11 September 2020

Russell thanks members, volunteers and staff for all the achievements over the past six months, reflecting on the many phenomenal impacts these have made. He announces the launch of the new #ChoosePaediatrics campaign and what's to come from the clinical and staff advisory group, and also explores e...

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Update from Officer for Scotland - September 2020

2 September 2020

Professor Steve Turner, RCPCH Officer for Scotland, addresses members working across Scotland. He explores the College's programme of work on winter pressures, shielding guidance, the regularly updated COVID-19 research evidence summaries and the new virtual clinical exams.

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RCPCH publishes statement on mental health

1 September 2020

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a statement on the role of paediatricians in supporting children and young people’s mental health in the wake of the pandemic.

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Message from the President - 28 August

28 August 2020

Russell explores workforce retention and announces future plans at RCPCH, including our first Officer for Retention, an upcoming live Q&A on retaining the workforce and announces applications for the roles of President and Registrar.

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Keeping the family occupied in lockdown

26 August 2020

For Dr Simon Clark spending lockdown with his family presented an activity and entertainment challenge. How do you keep everyone occupied when your normal routine is limited? Here he explains the games, activities and resources he used to keep everyone healthy and happy.

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COVID-19: What matters to children and young people?

25 August 2020

Since May, RCPCH have been working with children and young people across the UK to find out what matters to them during lockdown, finding out their worries, anxieties and positive experiences from living through a pandemic. We developed a live event for young people and RCPCH members, which took pla...

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Better information sharing to help paediatricians during COVID-19

25 August 2020

RCPCH welcomes the work NHS Digital have done to add Additional Information to over 54 million patients’ Summary Care Records in England.