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RCPCH Ireland responds to NICCY's 'Still Waiting' review

27 September 2018

The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People launched this report, saying, "We are delivering yesterday's services for today's children".

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RCPCH responds to local authority trailblazer programme announcement

26 September 2018

The Government has announced a new programme to develop local solutions to childhood obesity that can be shared across the country. RCPCH President Professor Russell Viner responds to the news.

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Take my advice: Supporting your child with the new term's challenges

3 September 2018

The start of the new school year can be particularly stressful. In a new blog for parents, Dr Max Davie, Officer for Health Promotion at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, shares his advice on how to keep children healthy, mentally as well as physically, as they prepare to head throu...

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RCPCH responds to the Scottish Government's suicide prevention plan

9 August 2018

Scotland's Mental Health Minister, Clare Haughey, today announced the country's new suicide prevention plan. Dr Donald Macgregor of the RCPCH responds to this announcement.

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'A dismal, unfair and unsafe situation': RCPCH responds to National Children’s Bureau Report

11 July 2018

Dr Alison Steele responds to the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) new report, published today on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children: Storing Up Trouble – A postcode lottery of children’s social care.

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The RCPCH and National Health Service

5 July 2018

On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service came into operation and became the UK’s third biggest employer as all medical services were brought together to provide services for free at the point of delivery. As we celebrate 70 years of the NHS, this blogs looks back at RCPCH’s history with the NHS.

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RCPCH responds to jointly published public health priorities for Scotland

14 June 2018

The Scottish Government and COSLA have jointly published public health priorities for Scotland, aimed at focussing action across the public sector and voluntary sector and in communities.

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The childhood obesity campaign: what next?

13 June 2018

Professor Russell Viner, in his first blog as President, considers the state of play and next steps in the campaign to tackle childhood obesity.

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Disability Matters - online learning

This free, flexible learning resource helps those who work, volunteer or engage with disabled children and young people (from 0 to 25 years) and their families. It covers both physical and intellectual disabilities.

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DCH Clinical exam - how to apply

The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) comprises two exams - Foundation of Practice (FOP) theory and DCH Clinical. The FOP is shared with the MRCPCH route (membership exam). You can apply for these two exams in any order. If both exams have the same application period, you can apply for both at the same ...

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