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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

News

Dr Helena Clements appointed �鶹��ý Officer for Climate Change

2 November 2023

The Officer for Climate Change is an exciting new role for �鶹��ý, and Helena will take up office for an initial period of two years.

News

Children and young people fear Government no longer cares about climate change, says �鶹��ý report

19 October 2023

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) has published a report detailing children and young people’s first-hand experiences and understanding of climate change, revealing a staggering rise in eco-anxiety among younger generations.

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Child health inequalities and climate change in the UK - position statement

Climate change poses an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of children and young people, but it is not experienced equally. This position statement focuses on how climate change exacerbates child health inequalities. Actions to combat climate change could improve child health equity, an...

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

Climate change

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Less Than Full Time training guidance

This page includes statutory and �鶹��ý guidance, as well as contacts, for trainees who work less than full time (LTFT). Our LTFT Regional Representatives support trainees within their region and feed back into the LTFT Training Advisors Network.

Paediatric careers

Paediatric training

News

From poverty to climate change - we want to 'shift the dial' on health inequalities

13 October 2023

Last year we launched our #ShiftTheDial campaign with a focus on poverty. Dr Helen Stewart, �鶹��ý Officer for Health Improvement reflects on the past year and looks forward to our second phase of the programme launching next week.

News

Paediatric training in “Norn Iron”

13 October 2023

Dr Christine Sloan is an ST4 in Northern Ireland, where training experiences include "endless opportunities... to fulfill our aspirations".

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Epilepsy12 and OPEN UK national conference 2023 resources

The sixth annual Epilepsy12 and Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference took place on Wednesday 27 September 2023. You can find conference resources and more information about the event on this page.

News

�鶹��ý responds to UK Government plans to authorise the use of x-rays in age assessments of children seeking refuge and asylum

14 September 2023

On 12 September 2023, the Government confirmed its plans to authorise the use of x-rays in the age assessment of children and young people seeking asylum in the UK.

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�鶹��ý Response to Working Together to Safeguard Children - call for evidence

In September 2023 we responded to the Department for Education’s Open Consultation on Working Together to Safeguard Children: Changes to statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Health policy

Safeguarding

News

�鶹��ý President introduces our manifesto for the next UK General Election

7 September 2023

As we publish our manifesto for the next UK General Election, Dr Camilla Kingdon explains why this is a crucial opportunity to speak up for children’s health, and how members will be able to get involved.