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Moments to celebrate and share - President's blog

6 October 2023

Camilla talks of the enthusiasm and kindness shared at our �ʼһ��ceremony and gives an update from her recent visit to Nepal. She celebrates news about our #ChoosePaediatrics campaign and positive steps in recruitment as well as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work.

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NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan - evidence and advocacy

NHS England published the Long Term Workforce Plan in July 2023. RCPCH calls on stakeholders to begin a programme of work that more appropriately reflects the needs of children and young people. We invite members to download and customise our guide to help advocate for paediatric services in your ar...

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Making Equality, Diversity and Inclusion everybody's business - EDI strategic plan 2023/24

Over the last three years our work in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) has seen us achieve several objectives from the 'putting ladders down' and 'working for change' programmes of work. As we enter a new phase of our EDI strategy, our plan for 2023/24 outlines four new themes and a set of ac...

Membership

Society

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Workforce

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Where we go next - President's blog

8 September 2023

Camilla reminds colleagues of the forthcoming AGM and the recruitment processes for the next President and Treasurer. She also reflects on a particularly challenging time for the profession as a whole.

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The College reflects on Martha’s Rule

7 September 2023

We were deeply saddened to read the circumstances around Martha’s death and our condolences are with her family.

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Our work on the UK General Election

The latest general election in the UK took place on 4 July 2024. The results are in, and the College will make sure the new Government and opposition parties prioritise paediatrics and child health. This page outlines the story of our work ahead of the election.

Safeguarding

Public affairs and campaigning

Workforce

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Trainees participation in child health research - survey report

Paediatric trainees in the UK are keen to participate in and develop skills in research. But, results from the RCPCH Trainee Research Network's survey in 2021, highlight that only a minority of trainees are involved in research - and a small group have dedicated time for research. Our report present...

Paediatric training

Research

Workforce

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GMC publishes new Good Medical Practice (GMP) standards for January roll out

22 August 2023

On 22 August 2023 the General Medical Council (GMC) published an updated version of Good medical practice, the standards of patient care and professional behaviour expected from all doctors registered in the UK.

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Workforce consultation responses - summary 2021-23

We lead and collaborate on consultations relating to the child health workforce in all four UK nations. Here we introduce these consultations, with links to our full responses published on this website.

Workforce

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Wellbeing as paediatricians - creating environments where we can thrive at work

25 July 2023

In this podcast, two paediatricians share thoughts around vulnerability, compassion and belonging at work. Jess and Anna talk about brave spaces, the importance (and limits) of self-care and those "small moments of human connection".