Volunteering

Members lead on the College's mission to "transform child health through knowledge, innovation and expertise" through a range of volunteering. Read about their work in these blogs, or see how you can get involved.

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Impact of youth worker on Diabetes care of young people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

4 July 2022

The multi-disciplinary team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust developed a project which aimed to demonstrate and evidence the effectiveness of employing a youth worker in their Trust and are sharing the impact of employing a youth worker who supports children and young...

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The Great Paediatric Bake Off - episode four!

15 June 2022

Meet the team behind the College’s magazine Milestones, Dr Dita Aswani, Dr James Dearden, Dr Maddy Fogarty-Hover and Dr Seb Gray, as they roll up their sleeves and bake along with Dr Ash Patel.

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RCPCH &Us Volunteers Awards 2022... the winners are...

7 June 2022

In celebration of Volunteers' Week, these awards recognise the hard work and dedication of children, young people and families who volunteer with RCPCH &Us. This year our judging panel had a tough job on their hands: over 280 people had volunteered more than 890 hours through RCPCH &Us. Find out who...

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Supporting volunteering and having your say - President's blog

1 June 2022

Ahead of the Jubilee Weekend and the start of Volunteers' Week, Camilla reflects on the significant contribution that individuals make to paediatrics and child health through volunteering. With the cost of living, Ukraine, hepatitis and Monkeypox also making the headlines, she shares some updates an...

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RCPCH Code of Conduct

This Code of Conduct is for all individuals undertaking work for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). We wish to emphasise the importance of giving leadership to others in the College through adherence to the principles of behaviour and values laid out below.

Volunteering

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Volunteer reflections from two of our Vice Presidents

6 May 2022

Drs Jonathan Darling, VP for Education and Professional Development and Mike McKean, VP for Policy reflect on Volunteers' Week and what it means to the College.

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Prepare, listen, reflect - my experience as a peer reviewer for the diabetes quality programme

29 March 2022

Dr Ambika Karthikeyan, Consultant Paediatrician at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, participated in her first peer review for the College's national diabetes quality programme in late 2021. She tells us what she learned from the process and what she would do differently next time. And, w...

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A busy and memorable two weeks

25 February 2022

As we learn to live with COVID-19, Camilla reflects on the impact of the pandemic, kindness and listening to the wise words of young people.

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From infectious disease research to climate change bootcamp: why I got involved in the College’s Climate Change Working Group

18 January 2022

Dr Dayo Ajayi-Obe is a Consultant Paediatrician at Hammersmith Hospital and a member of the international stream of the College’s Climate Change Working Group. In her blog, she details her experiences in research and the links between climate change and the spread of infectious diseases.

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Exploring new avenues for education

27 October 2021

We hear from Dr Chakrapani Vasudevan, our Officer for Education, on his work to make education more accessible to a broader range of members, both in the UK and internationally. He also tells us about the new Education and Learning Board, an opportunity for members to have their say not only on exis...