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COVID-19
We continue to look at the risks and impacts of COVID-19 on our members, the wider child health workforce and children and young people. Explore our guidance on paediatric services, staffing and rotas, education and training and for parents, as well as our summaries of the research and presenting cl...
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Talking about the pandemic’s impact on training and the general workforce
15 January 2021
Dr Hannah Jacob, Chair of the Trainees Committee offers advice, tips and tools to help address some of the current worries voiced by members during these trying times.
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Paediatric training and redeployment during COVID-19 surges
The RCPCH recognises that redeployment of trainee paediatricians to adult services may be necessary through the surges of this pandemic. This guidance describes the principles that should minimise disruption that inevitably occurs to paediatric training during a redeployment.
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RCPCH responds to media reports of increased admissions of children and young people with COVID-19
2 January 2021
Our President and members respond to media reports of COVID admissions among children.
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Physician Associates in Paediatrics - reflections from our online event
Physician Associates (PA) are an integral part of the multidisciplinary workforce bringing new talent to health services. Given the importance of this area and the future of the paediatric workforce and child health outcomes, we launched an online event in October 2020 with the aim of providing a pl...
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An ode to my hospital
21 December 2020
After a wonderful ST1 year at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, Dr Sian Vermeulen couldn’t help but write a short farewell poem to sum up her time there.
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An introduction to Dr Mairi Stark, future RCPCH Officer for Scotland
17 December 2020
In February 2021, Dr Mairi Stark will succeed Professor Steve Turner as RCPCH Officer for Scotland. Mairi shares her aims and aspirations, and outlines her priorities as future RCPCH Scottish Officer.
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Paediatrics 2040 launch event - our vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK
26 February 2021
Over the last two years, the Paediatrics 2040 team have been working to develop a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We would like to invite you to join us in a virtual event to celebrate and discuss our conclusions.
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RCPCH Member survey 2020 - acting on your feedback
As we've done every two years, we invited all members to complete our survey this autumn. Opportunities to consult with our membership have been different this year, of course, and so this survey has been an ever more important tool for us to seek your feedback on our work. So we've heard you and we...
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RCPCH Member survey 2020 - findings
This autumn we invited all members to complete our survey to find out your thoughts on our benefits and advocacy work, your working lives and wellbeing, as well as how we're doing on equality, diversity and inclusion. Find our key findings below, and scroll down to download the full report.