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�� joins new alliance on health inequalities

26 October 2020

�� is a founding member of a new coalition of nearly 80 organisations, brought together by the Royal College of Physicians. Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) has been launched today to press for urgent action to address health inequalities.

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2200 paediatricians sign open letter to Prime Minister urging Government to extend free school meals to cover holidays

24 October 2020

Thousands of members sign an open letter urging the UK Government to change course on free school meals during the holidays.

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UK paediatricians declare climate emergency

23 October 2020

We join a coalition of organisations in declaring a climate emergency and publish a plan to accelerate our work in this area.

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Progress+ - frequently asked questions

�� Progress+ is our two-level, run through specialty training programme, and it's live as of 1 August 2023. It's our response to the Shape of training review, and now approved by GMC. Building on the �� Progress curriculum (2018), Progress+ is flexible, fulfilling and fit-for-purpose. Here ...

Paediatric training

Progress+

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Paediatrician of the Future: Delivering really good training

Published in October 2020, this is a guide to the �� principles for postgraduate paediatric training and how to apply them within local training programmes. It applies to our updated training programme, �� Progress+, which went live in the summer of 2023.

Paediatric training

Progress+

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�� publishes UK-wide child protection standards

16 October 2020

Our standards, produced with the Child Protection Special Interest Group, provide a benchmark for consistency in commissioning and service design.

Resource

Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2020 resources

On 10 September 2020, we hosted our third annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference 2020: 'Working together to improve epilepsies’, as a live webinar. Access resources and presentations from the event on this page.

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Paediatricians warn that child services must be protected as part of COVID-19 winter planning

9 October 2020

We publish our statement on the need to restore and protect child and paediatric health services this winter.

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We publish our vision for paediatric training

9 October 2020

We are excited to launch our 'Paediatrician of the Future' document today, setting out our vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK.

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Restoring children’s health services, COVID-19 and winter planning - position statement

Following the disruption to children’s health services caused by COVID-19, �� is calling on national and local health service leaders across the UK to restore children’s access to the health services they need and to prioritise these services throughout the autumn and winter.

COVID-19

Winter planning