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�� calls 10-Year Health Plan a unique opportunity for children

3 July 2025

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recognises the strong potential of the newly published 10-Year Health Plan and outlines its early reflections.

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Assessment review - information and updates

We are reviewing the assessment programme within �� Progress+ for doctors in postgraduate paediatric training in the UK. Our aim is to ensure that assessments and examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. We have developed and piloted three proposed workplace-based assessments an...

Examinations

Paediatric training

Progress+

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Paediatricians overworked and burnt out as demand far outstrips workforce capacity

23 June 2025

82% of paediatricians feel there isn’t sufficient staffing to meet the needs of children and young people, with 63% reporting feeling burnt out.

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Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) updates from the UK nations - patient safety spotlight

23 June 2025

Colleagues share the journey of the PEWS programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England, reflecting on standardising across the many and varied types of units, and future plans for improvement across the nations.

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Spotlight on the child health workforce in England 2025 - policy briefing

Paediatricians are working hard to provide high quality care for an increasing number of children, but without proper support they continue to face an uphill battle. In this policy briefing, we set out principles and recommendations to support the development of a new long-term workforce plan in Eng...

Workforce

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From reform to opportunity? What the NHS England merger and ICB reform could mean for child health

18 June 2025

Child health outcomes have been allowed to decline for too long. But, argue Liam Sollis, Associate Director of Policy & External Affairs and Dr Mike McKean, �� Vice President for Policy, here is an opportunity to reshape the future of child health in England.

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�� welcomes the latest urgent and emergency care plan

6 June 2025

The urgent and emergency care plan 2025/26 is a strategy aimed at addressing the increasing demand on emergency services in England.

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�� responds to the expansion of free school meals in England

5 June 2025

The Government has announced plans to expand free schools meals to all children in reciept of universal credit.

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Paediatricians welcome the implementation of disposable vapes ban

31 May 2025

The ban brings the UK one step further towards a smokefree generation, but children’s doctors warn Government to not become complacent.

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Assessment - the rationale for change

30 May 2025

Since the release of Progress+, our two-level paediatric specialty training programme, we have begun to review the programme of assessment within the curriculum to ensure it is fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. �� Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains the ...