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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

Resource

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

News

UK’s most vulnerable children at risk of ‘falling through gaps’ say children’s doctors

31 July 2018

The �鶹��ý launch the ‘CCT Class of 2016 – Where are they now?’ report, which reveals that just 9.6% of newly trained paediatricians took up a consultant post in community child health, raising concerns for child health.

News

A rush of big changes in health: reflections from month five as President

30 July 2018

In his new presidential blog, Russell considers the huge updates in the health world across the UK, and how we can engage with Government to help ensure children and young people remain a priority in the NHS.

Resource

Epilepsy Passport evaluation (2018)

Two years after its launch, we carried out an evaluation to understand how healthcare professionals, children and young people and their families use the Epilepsy Passport. This tells us which aspects of the Passport have been successful and which need improvement.

Neurology

Epilepsy

Research

News

�鶹��ý responds to initial annual training survey findings

9 July 2018

The GMC have released the initial findings of the annual national training survey for 2018. This is a detailed UK-wide poll of more than 70,000 doctors in training and doctors who act as trainers.

News

Adverse effects of indoor air pollution on child health to be investigated in first ever UK review

19 June 2018

The potentially harmful impact of indoor air pollution on children is to be the subject of a major study for the first time in the UK.

News

�鶹��ý responds to calls for a ban on junk food adverts "on demand"

19 June 2018

Health campaigners are calling for the restrictions on junk food television advertising to be extended to on-demand services. New analysis from the OHA has found that children streaming their favourite shows online are inundated with adverts for unhealthy food and drinks. �鶹��ý respond to these call...

News

�鶹��ý responds to NHS funding announcement

18 June 2018

The Prime Minister has announced today that the NHS will receive additional funding after Brexit.

News

Immigration cap on doctors and nurses to be lifted

15 June 2018

�鶹��ý President responds to the Government announcement by �鶹��ý Secretary Sajid Javid that the immigration cap on doctors and nurses is to be lifted from today (Friday 15 June). This means that there will be no restriction on the numbers who can be employed in the NHS through the so-called tier 2 vi...

News

�鶹��ý responds to new report on still birth and neonatal deaths

15 June 2018

�鶹��ý President Russell Viner respond to today's report by MBRRACE-UK, which aims to analyse data and evaluate improvements in healthcare for mothers and babies.