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RCPCH Progress+ domain resources: Health promotion and illness prevention
We look at how to recognise and optimise everyday opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness.
Northern Ireland
Members working in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland are represented at College Council by the Officer for Ireland - find out useful contacts and activity on your College region's web page
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RCPCH responds to GMC's National Training Survey - 2018
30 November 2018
RCPCH President says paediatricians are finding it hard to find the time to learn and develop their skills and are experiencing high levels of stress and exhaustion - "it cannot be right."
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GDPR: six months on
25 November 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation, along with the Data Protection Act 2018, replaced the Data Protection Act 1998 on 25 May 2018. Here we address some of the common misconceptions about the legislation six months after it came into effect.Â
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Supporting the challenges we all face in our career: how mentoring can help
15 November 2018
Matt Driver, Lead faculty for RCPCH mentoring skills courses and peer support webinars, explores the role of skilled, trained mentors in supporting doctors throughout their careers.
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Learning together to improve child health - joint position paper
This paper from RCPCH and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on inter-professional training advocates that GP and paediatric trainees work side by side in order to share ideas and learn from each other.
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Shaping the future of paediatric care - introducing Paediatrics 2040
8 November 2018
We have started work on our two-year project of enquiry, which will set a vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK.
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Twenty years on: past winners of the Dr Simon Newell Early Investigator of the Year Award
8 November 2018
Established in 1999 by Sparks, this annual award recognises outstanding young medical researchers in the field of paediatrics. Now jointly funded by Sparks and GOSH Charity, it was renamed in 2017 in memory of Dr Newell and his distinguished career. With 19 winners to date, it continues his legacy o...
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RCPCH Progress+ domain resources: Research and scholarship
Paediatricians at all levels need to demonstrate they can apply an evidence-based approach to their practice - and so need research skills.
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Childhood antibiotics and antacids may be linked to heightened obesity risk
30 October 2018
RCPCH responds to new research which suggests these drugs may alter gut microbes associated with weight gain.
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Giving feedback about your health service as a child or young person
Want to give feedback about an experience at your hospital or clinic and not sure where to start? Maybe you have had bad treatment, or didn’t understand what was said to you or didn’t feel right? Watch our video to find out how to give feedback, and download our template letter and example letter.
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