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Insights on the NHS 10 Year Plan

Over the past months, we've held workshops with children and young people, members and stakeholders in health research, and have submitted a summary of the insights to Change NHS.
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Hope to see you at Conference

We're meeting in Glasgow, and online, next month from 26 to 28 March, and have an extensive programme of specialty sessions and workshops, with plenty of time to network.
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How might you share your professional expertise with us? We have lots of opportunities in child protection publications, audits, workforce planning and paediatric training, including the Chair of our Trainee Committee, and more!
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Announcement
28 February 2025

Raising awareness of rare diseases in children and young people

Rare diseases may be individually uncommon - but collectively they affect many people. In fact, one in 17 children in the UK are affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives. We explain what BPSU does, and how you can learn more.
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Announcement
25 February 2025

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Blog
24 February 2025

On Martha's Rule - patient safety spotlight

By establishing patients' right to an independent review, this new rule now being tested in pilot sites across the country, can improve our ability as health professionals to recognise and respond to deterioration. We look at what this means for infants, children and young people.
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Media response
20 February 2025

RCPCH responds to NHS Staff Survey analysis

Researchers from Nuffield Trust analysed data from 20 years of the NHS England Staff Survey to see if the experiences and motivations of clinical staff varied by age.

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