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Climate change: from feeling overwhelmed to feeling informed (we hope!)

11 October 2022

Dr Rosy Wells, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy at St Georges University Hospital, highlights the results of a survey set up to help the �鶹��ý Climate Change Working Group understand how paediatricians feel about climate change.

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Dr Yincent Tse on episode 2 of our College Strategy podcasts

28 September 2022

Dr Tse, our North East England area officer, shares his thoughts on episode two of our College Strategy podcast series discussing the changing landscape of a career in paediatrics, featuring VP for Education and Professional Development Dr Jonathan Darling.

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Leaving a Legacy – The Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture

5 September 2022

Thanks to the generosity and kindness of Dr Gareth Rees and the Illingworth-Rees family, the inaugural ‘Illingworth-Rees Memorial Lecture’ took place at this year’s �鶹��ý Conference. This is a lecture series in honour of the life of Dr Corinne Rees and her parents, Dr Ronald and Dr Cynthia Illingwor...

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My mental garden maintenance

30 August 2022

Dr Jo Hacking looks back at her career in paediatric emergency medicine and offers her top three tips for self care. "What we need to realise is that self-care in itself is a compassionate act. Kindness is not just something we give out to others. We deserve to receive it too, but from ourselves fir...

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A pleasure to judge this year's prize on medical students' and foundation doctors' reflections

26 August 2022

Dr Blanche Lumb has a passion for finding paediatricians of the future, and so is in her perfect role as the new �鶹��ý Trainee Representative for Recruitment. She reports back from her time at June's annual conference, and reminds aspiring paediatricians of our annual prizes.

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A non-academic trainee experience of paediatric research

25 August 2022

Dr Rhianna Netherton is a paediatric trainee who has written a blog piece on her experience as a non-academic trainee doing research in paediatrics.

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Advocating for child health: a reflection

16 August 2022

Officer for Scotland, Dr Mairi Stark, reflects on the roles of paediatricians as advocates for children and young people as discussed in a recent podcast featuring Dr Mike McKean, Vice President for Policy.

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Building collaborative foundations and enabling you to thrive - reflecting on our disability workshop

10 August 2022

At �鶹��ý Conference earlier this summer, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) member reference group ran its first ever disability workshop. Facilitator Dr Sophie Jackson explains the planning, hopes and ambitions for the workshop.

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Impact of youth worker on Diabetes care of young people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

4 July 2022

The multi-disciplinary team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust developed a project which aimed to demonstrate and evidence the effectiveness of employing a youth worker in their Trust and are sharing the impact of employing a youth worker who supports children and young...

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Looking back, moving forward - reflections from a Chair

4 July 2022

As Dr Laura Kelly prepares to move on from her post as Chair of the Trainees Oversight Committee and Network - a period in which so much was done virtually - she considers the group's many acheivements.