With a rise in flu cases among children this winter, we’ve updated our guidance for hospitals managing children with viral respiratory infections.

It outlines best practice for infection preventions and protecting vulnerable children.

Read the guidance: www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/gu...

Join us on 30 September at our innovation & good practice in adolescent health event and hear from young people, health professionals and researchers about innovative approaches and good practice happening in young people's health!

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Age of anxiety: poll reveals teen views on stress, social media and school — The Times and The Sunday Times They lost months of schooling to the Covid lockdowns, have been exposed to an explosion in online pornography and have had more screen time and access to social media than ever before. Now the most co...

A brutal summary of what our CYP are dealing with and what we are seeing so much more of across the spectrum in paediatrics. Most of this is not mental illness that requires specialist CAMHS provision and input, but the impacts on life and function are very very real.

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We are delighted to announce that Dr Josh Hodgson has been voted the new Chair of the RCPCH Trainee Committee.

He will take up the position in September 2025, and we wish him every success in his new role.

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Ethnicity and childhood cancer survival We need high quality data to analyse outcomes Evidence suggests ethnic inequalities in cancer outcomes among children in the UK. A study of children with cancer between 1981 and 1996 showed no signif...

Read our editorial on ethnicity and childhood cancer survival @bmj.com We need better data to analyse outcomes. @rgfeltbower.bsky.social @neil-r.bsky.social doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

Share your innovative & good practice approaches!

AYPH invites professionals, services & organisations passionate about adolescent health to submit proposals for our event on 30/09/25.

Join us in shaping the future of adolescent health services across the UK!
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New edition of Milestones is here! This issue all about progressing in paediatrics - with tips on Tier 2 Shifts, the portfolio pathway and new PCHCF curriculum.
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