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Northern Ireland

Members working in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland are represented at College Council by the Officer for Ireland - find out useful contacts and activity on your College region's web page

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Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping in the UK - consultation response

In December 2023, we responded to a consultation from the UK Government and devolved administrations’ on creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. The College supports raising the age of sale to create a smokefree generation and a full prohibition on the sale and supply of disposabl...

Health policy

Public health

Smoking and vaping

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Reflections on the �� Genomics Programme

6 December 2023

Officer for Genomics Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie and Dr Lara Menzies look back on an active first year of the �� Genomics programme.

News

Announcing a new paediatric Multi-Source Feedback tool

30 November 2023

The General Medical Council has approved this new MSF tool for use as of Monday, 4 December 2023. This has been developed with and tested by paediatric doctors in training.

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�� announces two new Trustees

29 November 2023

�� is delighted to announce two new appointments to their Board of Trustees, Taona Makunganya (pictured left) and Dr Sunil Bhopal (pictured right).

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'Think measles' poster and resources

Healthcare professionals - 'think measles' and take opportunities to talk to families about immunisations and respond to their questions. Let's work together to make sure children are as safe as they can be from these potentially serious illnesses.

Community child health

News

Report launches today on Type 1 diabetes in communities that experience marginalisation

8 November 2023

The Association for Young People’s Health - funded by the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit at �� - reports on its project to understand the experiences of children, young people and families from groups that may be more likely to face marginalisation, on managing their Type 1 diabetes.

News

Dr Helena Clements appointed �� Officer for Climate Change

2 November 2023

The Officer for Climate Change is an exciting new role for ��, and Helena will take up office for an initial period of two years.

News

Children and young people fear Government no longer cares about climate change, says �� report

19 October 2023

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (��) has published a report detailing children and young people’s first-hand experiences and understanding of climate change, revealing a staggering rise in eco-anxiety among younger generations.

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Child health inequalities and climate change in the UK - position statement

Climate change poses an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of children and young people, but it is not experienced equally. This position statement focuses on how climate change exacerbates child health inequalities. Actions to combat climate change could improve child health equity, an...

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

Climate change

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Less Than Full Time training guidance

This page includes statutory and �� guidance, as well as contacts, for trainees who work less than full time (LTFT). Our LTFT Regional Representatives support trainees within their region and feed back into the LTFT Training Advisors Network.

Paediatric careers

Paediatric training