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Improving quality of care
Our world is changing literally by the second and our ability to manage and work through these changes is often in the palm of our hands. Technology has made connecting to our communities simpler and often more efficient. We know there is no perfect substitution for face-to-face training or patient services. This is why we began making the investment to transform our digital offerings to meet the immediate needs of our members. Our goal is to provide training that is flexible and fit-for-purpose and extends to on-going learning and research through the sharing of data.
Tackling diabetes with the new Diabetes QI microsite that is part of the National Diabetes QI Collaborative. The 14th and last cohort of clinical teams will begin a nine-month quality improvement training programme. More than 100 paediatric diabetes teams have been trained in the last four years.
One year on, our QI Central sharing hub is accessed by nearly 10,000 users. Our website uses the collective knowledge of our members plus the power of technology to enable collaboration across England and Wales.
Medicines for Children website relaunched. Our site offers practical and reliable information to parents and carers about giving medicines to their children - with free access to information leaflets on over 200 medicines, videos and news. Progress+ and Shape of Training Our new GMC approved two-level, run through specialty training programme will be flexible, fulfilling and fit for purpose. It is set to launch in summer 2023. It will transform paediatric training by decreasing the number of indicative years to seven and allowing for greater depth of knowledge.
Responding to the disruption in training In September, we published updates to our advice to Educational Supervisors and ARCP panels regarding trainee assessments. In response, the GMC approved an extension to derogations.
New Education and Learning Board Led by our Officer for Education, the Education and Learning Board provides a platform for our members to have a say in course design and development of future content.
The foundation of the College is the recruitment, training and on-going support of paediatricians.
Dr Tom Waterfield Donald Paterson Award recipient
The current global health crisis forced us to quickly adapt the delivery of our exams and assessments here in the UK and abroad.
We used this time to reflect on how we could better serve our members and prospective trainees now and in the future. Thank you to our members who were patient with us during the exam period as we shifted to online examinations. The College is delivering on its promise to look to the future and provide better and more flexible training programmes. This year we introduced Progress+, our updated curriculum for paediatric training. Our new GMC approved two-level, run through specialty training programme will be accessible across the four nations offering increased opportunities for out-of-programme training. Changes are already occurring across the country as trusts, deaneries and teams are preparing for the launch in summer 2023.
