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Accommodating your individuality - flexibility in your career and training

3 November 2021

We are all different, with unique circumstances, needs and aspirations - and our updated specialty training programme aims to provide flexibility and individuality, says Dr Jonathan Darling, RCPCH Vice President for Education & Professional Development. As part of our #ChoosePaediatrics programme, h...

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All walks of life - a medical student's perspective

4 October 2021

Rebecca Jenkins used to fear the judgements of other people, but by the time she started medical school she was more confident - and open to listening to others' experiences of personal discrimination. Now a third year medical student, she explains how she got involved in the College's Equality, Div...

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Clinical guidelines process manual - Setting standards for development of clinical guidelines in paediatrics and child health

This manual, updated in April 2020, describes our process to develop high standard clinical guidelines, and includes information on grading evidence, consensus methods, dissemination and implementation. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) accredited the RCPCH guideline devel...

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Help inspire the next generation of paediatricians

2 October 2019

Medicine offers students and junior doctors a vast array of specialty choices... How can we, as current trainees and paediatricians, help get paediatrics to the top of that list? Simon, the RCPCH Assistant Officer for Training (Recruitment), and Emma, Trainee Representative for Recruitment, look at ...

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The "best doctor" - children and young people tell us who should #ChoosePaediatrics

Thousands of children and young people have been sharing with us their ideas, hopes and wishes for “the best doctor possible”. Here's a summary of what they had to say!

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Workforce census 2017 resources

Below are downloadable resources that provide further detail about the workforce census 2017. First, further information about the study methodology and demand modelling calculations. Second, resources that allow further exploration of the workforce census 2017 data: supplementary data tables and an...

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The experiences that have shaped me as a junior doctor

21 November 2018

In spring 2017, Sara O'Rourke was a medical student working at the Children's Hospital in Manchester. Then came the suicide bombing on the Manchester Arena. She wrote about the experience and the 'powerful cohesion' she found among the health professionals attending to patients. Here she reflects on...

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Clichéd as it sounds, I’ve always managed to get on well with children

7 November 2018

Syed Taha, an ST1 (specialty training) paediatrician, explains why he was drawn to paediatrics - and reminds us all to have a genuine interest in whatever we do.

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New reflective practice guidance published

12 September 2018

RCPCH President Professor Russell Viner reiterates the importance of reflective practice as "crucial for doctors".

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission

We are accepting data submissions for the 2026–27 audit year on the NPDA platform. We encourage all units to submit data on a quarterly basis throughout the audit year. The data submission deadlines for each quarter are listed on this page. You can also download the 2026–27 dataset and CSV submis...

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