All members are welcome to join Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 26 March at 12:00 (noon) in Birmingham or via a livestream. It will receive reports on College activities over the last year and hand over the Presidency.
Whether you're a trainee, SAS doctor or consultant, explore our current volunteering opportunities: a new Officer for Ireland and International Officer, plus roles in supporting training, invited reviews and more.
Packed with top tips and resources from paediatricians of all levels, plus how to take advantage of free RCPCH membership as a medical student or foundation doctor. #ChoosePaediatrics
Our toolkit aims to support you from your first job planning meeting to objective setting and review. It also has information on leave and alternative working patterns.
Our new 'hub' helps specialty groups develop a guideline for RCPCH endorsement - including running the search, formulating the recommendations and consulting with stakeholders.
Let's work together to make sure children are as safe as they can be from these potentially serious illnesses. We invite you to download our poster and to talk with families about immunisations.
Childhood mental health problems are common and increasing across the UK. We outline the role for paediatricians in prevention, early recognition and holistic care, and we call for greater investment.
Dr Emily Parker is one of our new Clinical Fellows with the Clean Air Fund Partnership, and in her first blog, she describes how doctors are taking a more critical look at the impact of air pollution on children's health.
Patients who are more disadvantaged experience more safety issues whilst in health care. We speak with Dr Mimi Malhotra, Dr Cian Wade and Dr Helen Stewart in this episode from RCPCH Podcasts.
We hope you can join us on 25-27 March for our major event. With the input of more than 35 specialty groups, inspiring speakers and practical workshops, you can update your knowledge on what matters to you.
Dr Nick Wilkinson, RCPCH Officer for Wales introduces our new report on paediatric waiting times in Wales. We call on the government to invest in the workforce and move to age-appropriate care.
Our service gives healthcare organisations an opportunity to adopt a proactive approach in seeking assurances on the care for infants, children and young people. Working with a team of independent, expert peer reviewers, organisations can address areas of concern and identify scope for quality improvement.
We deliver clinically-led peer reviews to healthcare organisations
Invited reviews are there when you need independent, objective expert advice and external assurance on your clinical services and quality of care.
Invited reviews are a safe space for active listening, and we encourage and support all relevant staff to bring their perspective.
It can help you proactively address issues in your organisation or service. These may include models of care, safety and quality of services, or team communication. We can do a service review, a case note review or a combination.
We work with you to prepare and deliver the review, virtually or in person. We provide initial feedback and then a full report. And to ensure accountability and progress, we follow up with you after the review.
Once you've read our guidance, the Medical/Nursing Director or Chief Executive of the healthcare organisation completes and submits our online form which will then be processed. We treat all information submitted confidentially.
Our multidisciplinary group of peer reviewers has a wide range of skills and experience. They all understand NHS structures, know relevant service standards and guidelines, and can listen and engage effectively. We're often recuriting new reviewers, and invite you to read more details, including the full role profile.
Children and young people must be central to the co-design and co-production of patient safety improvement interventions. In this episode, we hear from Dr Victoria Dublon and Dr Jane Runnacles, champions of improvement work that puts the young person and their needs first.
It is not enough to collect data on harm occurring to children in healthcare settings. We need the data to be robust, comparable across the NHS and for it to be transformed into effective, meaningful changes in outcome. In this episode, we speak with Professor Damian Roland.