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College announcements - especially for our members, exam candidates and those who support paediatric training

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Health for All Children 5 is launched at the �鶹��ý

28 March 2019

Last night we welcomed civil servants, clinicians and colleagues from a variety of organisations to celebrate the launch of the latest edition in the Health for All Children series. Fully updated, it provides a review of the evidence supporting child health programmes in the UK.

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Healthcare arrangements for children on the move and migrants

15 March 2019

In early 2019, we asked frontline professionals their views and experiences of NHS charging for children and pregnant women. The survey forms work we are undertaking to further understand the impacts of the charging regulations and wider migration policy changes in practice, and the results will con...

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Officer-Elect for Ireland announced

5 March 2019

The �鶹��ý is pleased to announce that Dr Ray Nethercott has been elected unopposed to the position of Officer for Ireland. He will take up his post at the next meeting of �鶹��ý Council on 6 June 2019.

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Scotland eBulletin - February 2019

27 February 2019

Steve Turner, Officer for Scotland, introduces this month's newsletter for our members in Scotland. Get caught up with the latest news...

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A movement for child health: where next?

11 February 2019

The latest instalment of our State of Child Health campaign – our “Two years on scorecards” – puts the need for progress on key child health issues front and centre of the political agenda across all nations in the UK. We want to make sure we keep up momentum and make children a political priority, ...

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Significant gaps in the workforce - findings from our census

1 February 2019

This week we released our key workforce report, which uses �鶹��ý census data to formulate essential workforce policy recommendations. The paediatric workforce must be prioritised in workforce planning to improve child health outcomes in the UK.

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Supporting treatment and appropriate medication in paediatrics - our pledge

1 February 2019

We have worked with NHS England on a programme to ensure children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both are able to access appropriate medication, and are not prescribed inappropriate psychotropic medication. Find out more and read our full pledge.

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Vice President election 2019 results announced

29 January 2019

The �鶹��ý is pleased to announce the results of the recent Vice Presidential elections. Dr Simon Clark has been elected Vice President for Health Policy and Professor Nick Bishop has been elected Vice President for Science and Research. They will take up their posts on 6 March 2019.

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Risk of derailment to excellent progress in child health, reveals new report

23 January 2019

Welsh Government continues to prioritise child health but ‘policies have to be delivered and enforced to reap the health benefits’ says Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) in ‘State of Child Health Wales: Two years on’ report.

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Turn policy to action and make the year of the young person a true success, says Scotland’s lead paediatrician

23 January 2019

Two years on from the launch of ‘State of Child Health: Scotland,’ the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (�鶹��ý) reviews policy progress.