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We welcome our new Independent Trustee, Simon Meredith and thank our outgoing Trustee, Gillian Budd

23 November 2021

The �鶹��ý is delighted to announce that Simon Meredith has been appointed to its Board of Trustees as a new Independent Trustee. He replaces Gillian Budd who, after five years, concludes her term as a Trustee later this month.

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Dr Corinne Rees, a community paediatrician whose medical advisory service bridged the gap between paediatrics and psychology

22 November 2021

Dr Gareth Rees looks back at the life of his wife, Dr Corinne Rees, who died last December, and looks forward to honouring her memory and that of her parents, who were also paediatricians, at the College’s Annual Conference.

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Today we create our futures - President's blog

19 November 2021

Camilla writes about recent ‘virtual’ visits to Scotland and Sri Lanka and also discusses the enormity of the climate change challenges we face and how we all have a role to play. She talks about our new sustainable future with Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) online and highlights upcoming el...

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We publish a member briefing on the NICE guideline on ME/CFS

17 November 2021

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently published an updated version of its clinical guideline on myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome. Our briefing to College members working in England and Wales includes our view on some of the new re...

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�鶹��ý responds to sharp rise in rates of obesity in young children

16 November 2021

NHS Digital today announced new figures showing a significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children. Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points between 2019-20 and 2020-21.

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Psychological safety: how to digest our work together

16 November 2021

Dr Sarah Arthur, a Paediatric Registrar, gives her personal insight into providing supportive environments that allow trainees to feel less overwhelmed by the difficulties they have experienced. "Great training provides a network of colleagues to lean on, learn from and smile with."

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Professor Anthony David Milner obituary

12 November 2021

"To be well-respected by our colleagues is something to which we all aspire. To be known as a leader in one’s profession is only for the few. To be labelled as ‘The father of modern respiratory paediatric research’ is something else." Professor Warren Lenney remembers his mentor, Professor Anthony D...

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�鶹��ý welcomes commitment to develop climate-smart health care at COP26

10 November 2021

The announcement that a group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at COP26 aligns with the College’s calls in our climate change position statement.

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Welsh Government launches its consultation, A Smoke-free Wales

10 November 2021

The target of the Welsh Government's long term tobacco control strategy, is a smoke-free Wales by 2030, or less than 5% of the population smoking. The �鶹��ý welcomes this announcement.

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Milestones magazine for members - winter 2021

10 November 2021

For our winter edition we’re looking to Australia where one of our members, Dr Andy Tandy works for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We also hear from members of our Climate Change Working Group on how paediatricians can play a role in speaking for children on the global climate crises...