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Latest Millennium Cohort Study finds one in five young people obese at age 14
7 December 2017
Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, responds to these latest findings which were published by the UCL Institute of Education.
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Reflective practice and reducing risk in healthcare
5 December 2017
Doctors, and indeed all healthcare staff, are committed to delivering high quality, safe care and avoiding errors. But when errors do occur, as they will on occasion, it is crucial to reflect, understand why the mistake happened and do everything possible to prevent a similar occurrence again.
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New paediatric speciality training curriculum gets green light from GMC
29 November 2017
The new curriculum for paediatric speciality training, RCPCH Progress, has been approved by the General Medical Council (GMC). It’s an innovative curriculum which focuses on learning outcomes, puts the emphasis on the development needs of paediatricians throughout their careers and provides the opp...
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New breastfeeding stats published
29 November 2017
Official statistics have been published on the number women who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to new report on neonatal deaths
27 November 2017
MBRRACE-UK has today launched a new report which looks at the quality of care received by babies who were either still born or who died shortly after birth.
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Â鶹ӰԺ responds to CQC's Children and young people's inpatient and day case survey
26 November 2017
Responding to the CQC’s Children and young people’s inpatient and day case survey, Dr Mike Linney, Children and Young People’s Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:
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Blog: Explore Your Medical Archives!
17 November 2017
To celebrate Explore Your Archive 2017, we've teamed up with Archivists at the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a blog about our collections. Find out about our favourite records, strangest finds and what we’ve been up to this week.
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OECD report reveals the scale of the UK's obesity epidemic, which has the highest rates in Western Europe
13 November 2017
The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) has published its ‘Health at a Glance 2017’ report, which reveals that the UK has the highest obesity rates in Western Europe, with rates rising faster than any other developed nations.