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News

Long term, sustainable solution needed on pensions tax, says ��

20 November 2019

Ministers and NHS leaders have signed off on an interim plan to address the pensions tax issue affecting doctors who take on extra hours.

Resource

Shortage of consultant paediatricians - report (2019)

We use expert-agreed standards to determine how many consultant paediatricians the UK needs to deliver safe and quality care. We estimate that we need an additional 856 whole time equivalent consultants.

Service design

Workforce

News

Non-UK graduates less likely to be appointed to consultant posts, survey finds

10 October 2019

Paediatricians who qualified from medical school in a non-UK country are less likely to be offered a consultant post than their UK-trained peers, according to survey of 155 doctors by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (��).

Volunteering opportunity

Question Setting Groups for Theory exams - volunteering opportunities

We invite members with the M�� to come along to a Question Setting Group (QSG) to collectively write questions for our Theory exams. It's a great opportunity to develop skills and support the next generation of paediatricians.

Continuing professional development

Examinations

Document

Global child health - courses and overseas placements

�� Global manages health system strengthening programmes in some of the world's most challenging countries (including Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Myanmar and Lebanon). As part of our commitment to training the global workforce, we support workforce learning including online and UK-based face-to-...

Global child health

News

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 �� Assistant Officer for Training (Recruitment), and Emma, Trainee Representative for Recruitment, look at ...

News

How we can improve retention in our demanding yet rewarding profession

25 September 2019

In preparing for our careers campaign, Russell notes that we must be clear about the challenges of a career in paediatrics, and focused on keeping it as the best career in medicine.

Resource

Thank you for all you do as a paediatrician...

... and that you continue to #ChoosePaediatrics! We've been speaking with children and young people across the country - they have some messages for you.

Paediatric careers

Choose paediatrics

Children and young people's voice

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Resource

NHS pensions and UK tax legislation - summary

The College notes that tackling the issue of pension taxation is one of many steps required to alleviate growing workforce pressures within the NHS. This page sets out a short summary of the pension tax legislation and signposts to further resources.

Workforce

Pensions

News

�� responds to Government changes to NHS pension rules

7 August 2019

The Government has announced today that the pension rules for senior clinicians are to be changed, to allow them to take on extra shifts, treat more patients and help to reduce waiting times without losing out financially.