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Uncertain times and the future of paediatrics

27 March 2019

With Brexit very much on his mind, Russell talks about how we strengthen our international links in Europe and beyond, and encourages members - of all levels - to get involved with our ambitious new project to influence our profession's future.

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Delivery of autism services in Wales - consultation response

In 2019 we responded to the Welsh Government's consultation on its draft code of practice on the delivery of autism services. We welcome the Welsh Government's attempts to improve services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but are concerned about separating ASD out of the Neurodevelop...

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Workforce census: Focus on Scotland (2019)

This report, published in March 2019, focuses on the Scotland findings from the workforce census 2017, and makes four key Scotland-specific recommendations.

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Scotland’s lack of children’s doctors puts young people at risk, say medical experts in new report

5 March 2019

Unless urgent action is taken, a shortage of children’s doctors in Scotland is putting young people’s health at significant risk and could damage the health of future generations, claims the RCPCH's latest workforce report.

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Scotland eBulletin - February 2019

27 February 2019

Steve Turner, Officer for Scotland, introduces this month's newsletter for our members in Scotland. Get caught up with the latest news...

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Considering paediatrics at home and abroad

22 February 2019

Welcome to Russell's latest blog, reflecting on a busy month of travel, meetings and new faces at the College!

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Significant gaps in the workforce - findings from our census

1 February 2019

This week we released our key workforce report, which uses RCPCH census data to formulate essential workforce policy recommendations. The paediatric workforce must be prioritised in workforce planning to improve child health outcomes in the UK.

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Workforce census: UK overview report (2019)

The child health workforce across the UK is suffering from the same planning problems, underfunding and staffing issues as the rest of the health workforce. In this first report of the series we provide a UK-wide overview of the findings from the most recent census, and make five key recommendations...

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Scoring change in 2019

25 January 2019

Its only 25 days into the New Year (happy new year by the way) and it feels like 25 months have passed. We’ve seen the launch of the NHS Long Term Plan (England), launched our own screen time guidance and hosted a roundtable with three CMOs on social media use, launched our State of Child Health 201...

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Making the case for paediatrics on the Shortage Occupation List

17 January 2019

The College has responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence, recommending that all paediatric grades in the UK be added to the Shortage Occupation List, Appendix K on the Immigration Rules.