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�鶹��ý responds: Mental Health Champions in acute paediatric settings across the country – roll out

6 July 2023

�鶹��ý have long advocated for a paediatric mental health lead to be embedded in paediatric departments across the country.

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Four weeks to go until Progress+ - readiness for tier 2 working

4 July 2023

In our updated specialty training programme, Progress+, trainee paediatricians will move to independent tier 2 working by the start of their ST4. Trainees should work with their educational supervisor and local clinical supervisors to develop capabilities early on in training, identify any support n...

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Five weeks to go until Progress+ - our nomenclature 'fix'

27 June 2023

As we move from an eight-year pathway for specialty training (ST) to the seven-year Progress+ pathway there will be some changes in nomenclature. We explain how this works, including for those trainees who will remain on the eight-year pathway.

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Giving ourselves permission to say no

21 June 2023

We all find it hard to say no. But in doing so, we’re risking our own wellbeing. �鶹��ý Dinwoodie Clinical Fellow, Dr Jess Morgan offers advice on how you can begin to set personal boundaries and prioritise your own needs first sometimes.

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Six weeks to go until Progress+ - ready for transition?

20 June 2023

With only six weeks to go to the launch of Progress+, Cathryn highlights some key points around the changes and encourages those trainees who have not yet had discussions about their training path, to pick this up with their supervisor or TPD. She also wants your help to celebrate the launch on 1 Au...

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Delivering the Blue Bag - Ride for Their Lives to Glasgow

15 June 2023

For �鶹��ý Conference 2023, a group of members took part in a Ride for Their Lives cycle from Falkirk to Glasgow. To mark Clean Air Day 2023 today, Chinthika Piyasena chats about the Ride for Their Lives campaign and the meaning behind The Blue Bag.

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A grief we don’t speak of

31 May 2023

Dr Jess Morgan reflects on dealing with bereavement as a paediatrician and how best to cope with the emotional impact. "With burnout and mental illness in medicine at an all-time high, we need to act now to amplify the conversation around compassion."

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Longitudinal educational supervision - how it's worked for me

3 May 2023

All trainee-supervisor relationships come with their own styles and occasional challenges, says Dr Faro Ndokera, a paediatrician in sub-specialty training. But having the same educational supervisor over a longer period offers greater focus and meaning - and a personal touch.

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Paediatrics and the collision with tech

27 April 2023

As we look forward to this May's �鶹��ý Conference, keynote speaker Professor Sam Shah, Digital Health Research Lead, UCL Global Business School for Health and Senior Advisor for Healthtech and Behaviour Change at Freuds, gives us a preview of what he will be taking about at our big event.

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Climate change - what can child health professionals do and how is it relevant to the healthcare setting?

20 April 2023

As this year’s �鶹��ý Conference gets ever closer, keynote speaker Dr Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health at the World Health Organization, gives us a preview of what she will be taking to the main stage to discuss.