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NIHR Programme Development Grants call for child health and wellbeing research - brief and guidance

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is delighted to announce the new NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) programme for child health. The NIHR grant offers significant funding to address some of the most challenging issues in paediatrics, and the College is supporting thi...

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Measles resurgence forces children's doctors to update national guidance ahead of potential outbreak

21 November 2023

Paediatricians are being asked to look out for measles amid the winter season while also calling on Government for the long-awaited vaccine strategy.

Event

RCPCH Wales – St David's Day Conference 2024: Shaping the Future

27 February 2024

Cardiff

Join us in Cardiff for a transformative experience at this day-long event - where innovation meets inspiration. Our theme is ‘Shaping the Future’. The morning focuses on ‘Shaping our future’ for paediatricians, and the afternoon on ‘Shaping their future’ focusing on children. And so our event is ...

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Report launches today on Type 1 diabetes in communities that experience marginalisation

8 November 2023

The Association for Young People’s Health - funded by the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit at RCPCH - reports on its project to understand the experiences of children, young people and families from groups that may be more likely to face marginalisation, on managing their Type 1 diabetes.

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The courage to pause - President's blog

20 October 2023

Reflecting on recent events, Camilla highlights the important role of the College in advocating ceaselessly for the universal protection of children, whoever and wherever they are. She invites you to take a quick poll on Physician Associates in paediatrics and introduces our new Climate Change and C...

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BPSU Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 2023-24 - applications window extended

13 October 2023

Applications for the BPSU Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 2023-24 are open with the extended deadline to close on Monday 30 October 2023 by 23:59.

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Launch of NIHR Programme Development Grant in child health and wellbeing research

12 October 2023

RCPCH is delighted to publicise this major funding opportunity, which launches on 22 November, with an informational webinar on 15 November. This NIHR initiative aligns with our aim to bolster research capacity, capability and sustainability in some of the most complex and challenging areas of paedi...

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Reflections on the Genomics session at the RCPCH Annual Conference

26 September 2023

On a surprisingly sunny week in May 2023, a host of paediatric professionals convened at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow for the RCPCH Annual Conference. This year, for the first time, the conference featured a dedicated session on genomics, in line with the newly-launched genomics programme at...

Event

Scottish Paediatric Society St Andrew's Day Symposium

10 November 2023

Edinburgh

This Symposium was hosted by Dr Umair Khan and in collaboration with RCPE, RCPSG, RCPCH and SACCH. The meeting featured six clinical case and six QI/audit/research presentations as well as two guest speakers.

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Trainees participation in child health research - survey report

Paediatric trainees in the UK are keen to participate in and develop skills in research. But, results from the RCPCH Trainee Research Network's survey in 2021, highlight that only a minority of trainees are involved in research - and a small group have dedicated time for research. Our report present...

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