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New advice seeks to prevent parent/doctor conflict in paediatrics
18 April 2019
We issue advice to healthcare professionals in light of high profile cases.
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Achieving consensus - on prevention, recognition and management of conflict in paediatric practice
Conflict can arise between health professionals and the parents of children not only where there is disagreement on the withdrawal or withholding of life sustaining treatment but also in more general routine care. In this paper for paediatricians and other health professionals, published in the Arch...
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to Northern Ireland HPV extension
9 April 2019
Boys aged 12-13 in Northern Ireland are to be offered a vaccine to protect them against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers, the Department of Health has announced. ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.
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Paediatric neurology - training guide 2019
In 2018 the GMC (General Medical Council) approved a new syllabus for paediatric training, RCPCH Progress. This guide has been developed to help trainees achieve and evidence the specialty learning objectives (SLO) and key capabilities (KC) set out in the level 3 paediatric neurology syllabus.
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New screen time research published - ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
5 April 2019
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to latest study, which casts doubt on whether spending time on screens before bed is harmful to people's mental health, and says "we would still suggest that families follow our guidance published earlier this year".
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Harassment and bullying in the NHS
4 April 2019
"Respect should underpin all working relationships" says RCPCH, as the GMC launches a pilot programme that will give doctors training in tackling unprofessional behaviours from colleagues.
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RCPCH Progress+ domain resources: Patient management
Patient management is important for paediatricians be that with children and young people, parents and carers, other care professionals or colleagues.
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Paediatric Primary Care Hubs - Northern Ireland
This page provides a best practice example for standard 3 of Facing the Future: Together for child health. Using the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) model from North West London, Dr Jonathan Henderson, Consultant Paediatrician from Craigavon Area Hospital, has established a collaborative integra...
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Thirteen UK healthcare bodies launch ‘pragmatic’ guidance on valproate use
29 March 2019
Experts from 13 national bodies, including seven Royal Colleges, have joined forces to launch new practical guidance to support doctors and other health professionals around valproate use in women and girls in their reproductive years.
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Training Charter
This Charter outlines what the College expects from every training unit in the UK, across key domains. We hope that training units will strive to achieve these aims and that the Charter will be a hallmark of high quality local training. References from the General Medical Council (GMC) and Gold Guid...