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Lasting impressions - President's blog
2 June 2023
Camilla reflects on another successful RCPCH Annual Conference and invites you to save the date for 2024 in Birmingham.
Research
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Dr Joseph L Ward wins the Donald Paterson Award 2023
26 May 2023
The Donald Paterson Award is granted to the best article on any subject related to paediatrics published or accepted for publication within the previous year.
In 2023 the prize has been awarded to Dr Joseph Ward. Dr Ward was nominated the winner for his research paper “Risk factors for PICU admis...
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Dr Felicity Fitzgerald wins the Simon Newell Award 2023
11 May 2023
The Simon Newell Award Recognises an outstanding young medically qualified researcher in British paediatrics. Each year, with support from GOSH Charity and Sparks, we offer this prestigious award of £2,000 to one early independent researcher in paediatrics.
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Child health inequalities - interviews with two quality improvement projects
9 May 2023
In this podcast, we hear from two teams doing innovative work to better understand the impact of poverty on children and young people’s health, and design NHS services that provide targeted support for families.
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Paediatric Gastroenterology Research Team win the RCPCH-NIHR PIER Prize 2023
9 May 2023
The PIER Award Recognises significant contributions to excellent patient engagement for NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies. The research team based in Addenbrooke’s Hospital has demonstrated a commitment to working in such a way that all their research is informed by children and young...
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Precious commodity of hope - President's blog
14 April 2023
Camilla reflects on a week of the most significant industrial action ever taken by doctors in the NHS. She signposts the College's industrial action resources as well as reminding members of some opportunities to apply for mentoring and to feed into the GMC National Training Survey.
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RCPCH responds to call for evidence on youth vaping
12 April 2023
The UK Government announced their plans to make England smokefree by 2030.
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Health outcomes continue to worsen for UK children – say leading children’s doctors
31 March 2023
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warns that across most indicators, health outcomes are worsening for children who live in deprived areas.
Volunteering opportunity
British Paediatric Surveillance Unit: Ireland representative
Closing date
BPSU undertakes active surveillance of paediatric conditions and infections across the UK and Ireland. It's seeking an Irish representative to help the Unit achieve its strategic aims and objectives.
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Celebrating unsung heroes – President’s blog
3 February 2023
In a tough week for the child health agenda in the UK, Camilla encourages us to continue to advocate on children's behalf. She also shares her gratitude for the efforts of some of our overseas partners and our subspecialty groups.