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Medicines for Children shortlisted for a 2018 HSJ Award

4 September 2018

Our medicines information resource for parents and children is shortlisted for the “Optimisation of Medicines Management” category of the Health Service Journal Award, which celebrates healthcare excellence.

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RCPCH Progress+ domain resources: Professional values and behaviours

This curriculum domain encapsulates duty of care, legal and ethical frameworks, advocacy, accountability and responsibility. In addition to the professional values and behaviours required of all doctors (Good Medical Practice), a paediatric trainee must maintain confidentiality, understanding that d...

Paediatric training

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Reflecting and learning as we look to the future

31 August 2018

In his August blog, Russell considers the implications of increasing workforce pressures and unveils exciting plans for a new College programme examining "the future paediatrician".

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Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2018 resources

On 22 June 2018, more than 140 health professionals working in support of paediatric epilepsy services and patient organisation representatives came together at the inaugural Epilepsy12/OPEN UK National Conference with the aim of learning from each other and improving the care offered to children an...

Children and young people's voice

Patient experience

Quality improvement

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Government to consult on banning the sale of energy drinks to children

29 August 2018

RCPCH President, Professor Russell Viner, responds to the announcement saying "the growing market for energy drinks and potential for harm to children and young people clearly warrants further scrutiny."

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One in four 14-year-old girls self-harm, says Children's Society

28 August 2018

RCPCH's Dr Max Davie responds, saying a joined up approach to mental health is needed.

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SNOMED-CT - How-to guide for clinicians

SNOMED-CT allows clinicians to accurately record patient data at the point of care and share information across health systems. In England, SNOMED-CT is implemented across all care settings as of April 2020, and we are supporting specialty and special interest groups to develop specific SNOMED-CT co...

Digital health

Quality improvement

Service design

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RCPCH statement on the MMR vaccine

22 August 2018

Professor Helen Bedford stresses the importance of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine in response to news that measles rates in Europe have hit a record high in this decade.

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RCPCH START - how it works (structure and specimen papers)

START means Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure, and it guides trainees as they prepare for completion of training and practice as a new consultant. The assessment is designed to assess generic skills. Here is how it works and what to expect on the day. Example scenarios are availab...

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

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Cannabis-derived medicinal products - questions and answers

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and British Paediatric Neurology Association has developed this Q&A in light of recent developments in this area. It advises on the legality and safety of cannabis-based products and considers the evidence base for their potential harms and benefits.

Drugs and medicines

Epilepsy

Safeguarding