RCPCH Podcasts
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Members and guests chat about a wide range of child health topics - from health inequalities to climate change, from paediatric training to quality improvement.
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Patient safety 5 – The impact of healthcare inequality on patient safety
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBHealth inequalities are widening in paediatrics. Those that are more disadvantaged experience more safety issues whilst in health care. If we can make our healthcare systems more equitable for the children and young people we can for, they will be safer in our care. In episode 5 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Helen Stewart, Dr Cian Wade and Dr Mimi Malhotra to explore how patient safety and health inequalities are inextricably linked. Tackling healthcare ineq...
Patient safety 4 - Involving children, young people and their families in making healthcare safer
January 31, 2024 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBIt is imperative that children and young people are central to the co-design and co-production of our patient safety improvement interventions. In this episode, we speak with Dr Jane Runnacles, consultant paediatrician at St. George's Hospital, and Dr Victoria Dublon, paediatric diabetes consultant at the Royal Free Hospital. Both are champions of improvement work that puts the young person and their needs first. As Jane and Victoria describe, involving children, young people and their f...
Patient safety 3 - How do we improve how we learn from harm?
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBIt is not enough just to collect data on harm occurring to children in healthcare settings. We need the data to be robust, comparable across the NHS and for it to be transformed into effective, meaningful changes in outcome. In episode 3 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Damian Roland, a paediatric emergency medicine clinician scientist and head of service for the Children's Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary. As Damian discusses on the podcast, ...
Patient safety 2 - If we are psychologically safe, children are safer in our care
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBPsychological safety in healthcare settings is the condition in which you feel included, safe to learn, safe to contribute and safe to challenge the status quo - without fear of being embarrassed, marginalised or punished. And it's an essential foundation in building a safety culture. Individually, feeling psychologically safe improves performance and innovation, while feeling unsafe reduces productivity and harms retention. In a highly productive team, it is about feeling safe to take ris...
Patient safety 1 - How can we build a culture of safety in paediatric healthcare?
January 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBHealthcare is inherently risky and so as child health professionals we need to make patient safety a priority in all our actions. We need to think about safety all the time. In episode 1 of our series on paediatric patient safety, we speak with Dr Peter Lachman, who develops and delivers programmes for clinical leaders in quality improvement at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin. As Peter explains on the podcast, we healthcare professionals need to know patient safety theory - bu...
The state of digital child health today - an interview with Professor Sam Shah
November 15, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBRichard Burley, Executive Director of Digital talks with Professor Shah about how digital technology can support child health, and how paediatricians can embrace it - with a dose of healthy scepticism. Professor Sam Shah is Chief Medical Strategy Officer at men's health company, Numan, and Honorary Lecturer at University College London's Global Business School for Health. He spoke at RCPCH Conference 2023 with a session titled, 'Could healthcare technology address the challenges in child h...
Shift the dial on climate change and health inequalities
October 17, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MBClimate change poses an existential risk to child health and is exacerbating health inequalities. But, paediatricians can play an important role in sharing information and advocating for action. Dr Helen Stewart and Dr Alex Lemaigre introduce the College’s new toolkit for paediatricians. Our first tool helps you understand how climate change impacts on children and young people’s health and exacerbates health inequalities. And our second equips you to influence climate change policy locall...
How to build a paediatrician
August 08, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBTalking about the intentionality behind what the College does to train and support paediatricians: RCPCH Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick interviews Trainees Committee Chair, Dr Emma Dyer. Our College Strategy 2021-24 outlines four strategic aims to support our mission of improving health outcomes for children and young people. In this series we look at our College Strategy in action. Hearing stories from clinicians, children and young people and staff about ...
Wellbeing as paediatricians - creating environments where we can thrive at work
July 25, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBTwo paediatricians share thoughts around vulnerability, compassion and belonging at work. Jess and Anna talk about brave spaces, the importance (and limits) of self-care and those "small moments of human connection". Dr Jess Morgan is a paediatrician and working as a Dinwoodie RCPCH Fellow on an exciting new project, Thrive Paediatrics, which aims to create meaningful change in the working lives of paediatricians. She speaks with Dr Anna Baverstock, a consultant paediatrician at Somerset N...
Conversations with policy makers - with Dame Andrea Leadsom MP
July 19, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBIn a first for our podcasts, we delve into the world of government and parliament. RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon speaks with Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire about her experiences of advocating for infant and child health. Dame Andrea wants every baby to have the best start in life - a message shared by the College. She chaired the Government's Early Years Healthy Development Review and its March 2021 report, The best start for life, a ...
Child health inequalities part 2 - interviews with two quality improvement projects
May 09, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBWe hear from two teams doing innovative work to better understand the impact of poverty on children and young people’s health, and design NHS services that provide targeted support for families. RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement Dr Helen Stewart interviews the two teams. First, two trainee paediatricians in Belfast, Dr Naomi Kirk and Dr Anne-Marie McLean, tell Helen about their observational study. This looked at the effects of the cost-of-living crisis on the home and social environm...
Stories of impact - on health care, outcomes and the quality of life for children and young people with diabetes
May 02, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 12.6 MBIn our second series of College Strategy 2021-24 podcasts we look at the Strategy in action. Hearing stories from clinicians, children and young people and staff about the impact our work has made on the community and within paediatric clinical practice. The National Diabetes Quality Programme (NDQP) was established in collaboration with the National Children and Young People’s Diabetes Network in April 2018. In the last five years, the programme has supported quality improvement programme...
A young person’s experience of living with epilepsy
March 24, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this first of a podcast series from the Medicines for Children team, we speak with Fiona, a young person with epilepsy, and her mum, Karen. It's an honest and lively discussion from their fear at first diagnosis to working out the right medication, to learning to live well with the condition. The Medicines for Children team is pleased to share this first episode in a series of podcasts on epilepsy. With thanks to a grant from the Alison Hillman charitable trust, the podcasts will aim to...
Our voices: young people and climate change
March 06, 2023 13:42 - 35 minutes - 40.1 MBThis podcast is created by young volunteers with RCPCH &Us and is all about climate change, with some international guests from Ghana and others closer to home from the RCPCH Climate Change Working Group and RCPCH members. Listen to find out how doctors and young people can work together to make sure that we face the climate change crisis head on. This is a special edition collaboration with the RCPCH Climate Changers group: Aisling, Ali, Ally, Beth, Demi, Ethan, Kirsten, Jeanette and No...
Shining a light on children's mental health
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBMental health can be a challenging and sensitive topic. In this podcast, five child health professionals talk about how they are are tackling the issue through advocacy and innovation. The spring edition of the College’s member magazine Milestones has a special focus on supporting children and young people’s mental health. To mark this, Milestones Editor and Mental Health Lead Dr James Dearden speaks to a number of its contributors. With a wealth of experience between them, they discuss th...
Child health inequalities part 1 - Talking with families
December 19, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBWe know that children living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes. Paediatricians are in a unique and crucial position to advocate for lifelong change in their patients. Dr Helen Stewart, a consultant in paediatric emergency medicine and the College's Officer for Health Improvement, speaks with Dr Ian Sinha, consultant respiratory paediatrician and Dr Alice Lee, paediatric trainee and clinical innovation research fellow, both at at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. ...
Our voices: engagement done well
December 10, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 24.7 MBThis podcast is all about working with children and young people to help improve their health and the health of others. Have a listen for ideas, examples and information on engagement from RCPCH doctors and young people from RCPCH &Us - we hope you enjoy it! The podcasters are: Ali, Demi, Emma, Joseph, Leo, Lowenna, Oscar, Shashank, Shreya and Timooothy. We also had help from other RCPCH &Us volunteers Aisling, Sohan and Clare. Plus John and Jamie who brought Timooothy to life! In this e...
Child health research matters to medicine - part 2 of 2
November 23, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBThe conversation continues between Professor Paul Dimitri, our Vice President for Science & Research, and Emily Arkell, Director of Research & Policy, as they dive into one of our aims of the College strategy 2021-24. In the first part, Paul outlined the state of child health research in the UK. Now he looks at what we can do about it - from recognising the need to focus on children to capitalising on new technologies that can revolutionise patient care. He discusses what the College is do...
Child health research matters to medicine - part 1 of 2
November 10, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBWe consider the importance of research to clinical practice in child health. This is the first of a two-part conversation between Professor Paul Dimitri, our Vice President for Science & Research, and Emily Arkell, Director of Research & Policy - and the fourth of our 'in conversation' series on the College strategy 2021-24. One of our aims is to harness knowledge, data and intelligence to improve the quality of care in paediatrics, and we do this through a range of quality improvement pro...
Wellbeing for paediatricians part 2 - how members are working with the College
October 12, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 37 MBHow can we build resilience and promote self-care at work? And what can we do at a Trust and wider level? We speak with two consultant paediatricians: First up is Dr Seb Gray, a consultant paediatrician in Salisbury, who wears many hats when it comes to promoting joy at work. Seb is on the editorial team of membership magazine, Milestones where he introduced a regular feature on wellbeing. He also led a subgroup of our Paediatrics 2040 programme, which produced a report full of practical...
A humanitarian presence - RCPCH Global programmes
October 04, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBOur mission to improve child health doesn't end at our borders. The RCPCH Global programme partners with paediatric societies, global aid organisations and local agencies to train, advise and offer medical support. In our third episode of our 'in conversation' series on the College Strategy, our Head of Global Sebastian Taylor speaks with Dr Sue Broster, Officer for Global Child Health and a consultant neonatologist about the important role the College plays in improving global child healt...
Wellbeing part 1 - how members are engaging the whole team
September 27, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBYour wellbeing - as busy health professionals - matters. At our annual conference in Liverpool this past June, we spoke with several members making a huge impact in their own hospitals and Trusts. This is the first of two episodes on wellbeing, and here we explore how to really understand the needs of the people you work with. First we hear with Dr Ash Patel at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital on how sharing baked treats can be one way to build a culture of wellbeing. That's led to his...
The changing landscape of a career in paediatrics
September 06, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBThe education and training of paediatricians is core to the College, and we dedicate one of our strategic aims to this theme, including lifelong learning, mentorship and choosing specialties. In our second episode of our 'in conversation' series on the College Strategy, Dr Jonathan Darling, RCPCH Vice President of Education and Training, shares his thoughts on the changes in paediatric training and how the College is responding, whether it's a new online learning platform, updates to our e...
Voices from the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion member group
August 09, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBFrom the joy of finding people with a common purpose to the recognition that there's still a long way to go... College members Segn Nedd, Nadia Audhali and Mike Farquhar share their experiences and insights as part of our EDI member reference group. Find out more and get the transcript
Advocating for child health, now and in the future
July 26, 2022 08:30 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBThis is the first of our “In conversation…” series on the College Strategy 2021-24. Dr Mike McKean, our VP for Health Policy speaks with Robert Okunnu, Director for Membership, Policy & External Affairs on the College’s health policy priorities, and how paediatricians can be advocates for children and young people. Mike tells us, "What could I do to help influence a better system? I would say it starts actually in your day job. The first step, I think, is to step back and think more broadl...
Interview with Professor Simon Kenny, National Clinical Director - Children and Young People at NHS England
May 04, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 10.9 MBRCPCH President Dr Camilla Kingdon speaks with Professor Simon Kenny about his role at NHS England. They discuss how to keep hold of core priorities in a changing world, the rapid and partnership response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the value of truly listening to children and young people. Sometimes you need to stand back and give appropriate time to the big issues, Simon tells us. And having a really good team allows this to happen. See full transcript from our website
Pill swallowing in children 4 : Daniel's story
March 17, 2022 06:30 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBDaniel is a young person diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an autoimmune disease. After several months in hospital, he moved from only using liquid medications to taking tablet forms. Daniel talks with Emma Lim about how he was taught to swallow pills, and gies his top tips on how you too can accomplish this. This podcast is produced in partnership with KidzMed, a programme set up at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, and by Medisense. Download transcript
Pill swallowing in children 3: The secret life of pharmacists
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBNicola Vasey, lead pharmacist at the Great North Children’s Hospital, discusses the role of pharmacists in pill swallowing. The cost saving outcomes were viewed as one positive effect of the project and changing university and student curriculums to involve pill swallowing was proposed as the next best step for ensuring training in pill swallowing continues. This podcast is produced in partnership with KidzMed, a programme set up at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, and by ...
Pill swallowing in children 2: Quality improvement and the meaning of life
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBDr Yincent Tse, a children’s kidney doctor with an interest in quality improvement, talks to Dr Emma Lim about the benefits of pill swallowing in relation to financial cost comparisons between liquid and pill medicines and the benefits/simplicity for everyone involved when patients are able to take pills. This podcast is produced in partnership with KidzMed, a programme set up at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, and by Medisense. Download transcript
Pill swallowing in children 1: The secret of pill swallowing
March 14, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBSister Ailsa Pickering, a specialist nurse working with infectious diseases in paediatrics, and Dr Emma Lim, consultant paediatrician at the Great North Children’s Hospital, discuss the practical side of learning to swallow tablets early on in life and how achieving this skill allows the patient some control over their health. Ailsa describes the steps in teaching a patient how to swallow pills and provides three top tips for success. This podcast is produced in partnership with KidzMed, ...
Diabetes Quality Programme 06 - Improving time in range
February 01, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBWe speak to the Sandwell and West Birmingham Team about their QI project aimed at improving time in range. Contributors: Dr Chizo Agwu (Consultant Paediatrician – Clinical Lead) Charlotte Avann (Consultant Paediatrician) Lizbeth Hudson (Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse) Hosts: Matt Oultram – RCPCH Quality Improvement Project Manager - CYP Diabetes QI Collaborative Karina Green – RCPCH Audit Project Co-ordinator - NPDA
Interview with Fiona Fox, Chief Executive of Science Media Centre
December 22, 2021 09:30 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBOur CEO Jo Revill spoke with Fiona Fox at the SMC, an independent press office helping to ensure the public has access to the best scientific evidence and expertise through the news media. Fiona offers a fascinating look at how the charity has worked - since January 2020 - throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more and download transcript
Diabetes Quality Programme 05 - Improving clinic experience
December 08, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBWe speak to Liz Baker (Consultant Paediatrician) and Jo Ellis (Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse) from York Teaching Hospitals about their QI project aimed at improving the clinic experience for patients. We also talk about their experience of taking part in the QI Collaborative. Contributors: Dr Liz Baker Jo Ellis Hosts: Matt Oultram - Quality Improvement Project Manager - CYP Diabetes QI Collaborative. RCPCH Jessica Ellis - Head of the Diabetes Quality Team. RCPCH
Climate action in paediatrics and child health - our podcast on COP26 and beyond
December 02, 2021 11:01 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBOur Treasurer Liz Marder reflects on COP26 with Dr Richard Smith from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, discussing what it means for child health, and what needs to come next in terms of global climate action. We also hear from RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon and consultant paediatrician Dr Bernadette O’Hare about the new RCPCH position statement on the impact of climate change on global child health, including tips on what paediatricians can do to support this important issue which i...
Climate action in paediatrics & child health - our podcast on COP26 and beyond
December 02, 2021 11:01 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBOur Treasurer Liz Marder reflects on COP26 with Dr Richard Smith from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, discussing what it means for child health, and what needs to come next in terms of global climate action. We also hear from RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon and consultant paediatrician Dr Bernadette O’Hare about the new RCPCH position statement on the impact of climate change on global child health, including tips on what paediatricians can do to support this important issue which ...
Keeping children in school and the COVID-19 vaccine
October 08, 2021 08:36 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode, our Chief Executive, Jo Revill speaks with RCPCH President, Camilla Kingdon about COVID-19 vaccination in children and young people, a complex issue with much public focus. They discuss the need for transparent information, how consent works and what the College is doing to represent the insights of both paediatricians and young people. Find out more and download the full transcript
Entrustment with Care Assessment Tool (ECAT)
October 01, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBWe commonly hear from tier 1 doctors who are worried about stepping up. This tool will help you to gain experience, gather specific, constructive feedback about your work and evidence, when you are ready to progress. The ECAT presents you with an opportunity to get feedback on your tier 2 readiness. The feedback should enable you to reflect and focus your development towards the next level of responsibility.
Paediatric sepsis 011 - Sepsis recognition and care during the coronavirus pandemic
September 24, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 44.4 MBIn August 2020, Dr Emma Lim and Professor Mark Peters linked up again to reflect on their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic on paediatric hospital admissions and how sepsis in viruses, like COVID-19, doesn’t look any different. Sepsis is sepsis. They discuss the care needed when dealing with patients presenting with both COVID-19 and sepsis, always ensuring staff safety.
Our new College strategy 2021 to 2024 - what to expect
September 17, 2021 14:24 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBOur President, Camilla Kingdon, and Chief Executive, Jo Revill, met to discuss the new strategy for the College, covering 2021 to 2024, which is published later this month. They spoke about why we need a strategy and who was involved in its creation. They also reflected on our four themes and our overall mission to support paediatricians and improve child health. Find out more and download the full transcript
Paediatric sepsis 010 - Sepsis guidelines for children and young people 2020
September 11, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 44.3 MBIn August 2020 Professor Mark Peters, Consultant at GOSH and Researcher at the Institute of Child Health, joined Dr Emma Lim to discuss the first ever sepsis guidelines for children and young people.
Diabetes Quality Programme 04 - Patient advocacy and transition
June 29, 2021 14:11 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBWe speak to Jo Kitchen and Amanda Grayson, Patient Advocates at the Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust, about their unique role in supporting young people with diabetes, and their Quality Improvement project on transition. Contributors: Jo Kitchen Amanda Grayson Patient advocates, Diabetes Team, Calderdale and Huddersfield Trust Hosts: Andrea Srur - Programme Manager, Diabetes QI team, RCPCH Matt Oultram - Quality Improvement Project Manager, CYP Diabetes QI Collaborative, RCPCH
Quality Improvement 2: Working together to affect change
June 09, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAhead of RCPCH Conference 2021, Dr Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician, and Dr Helen Jepps, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Paediatrics at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reflect on the impact of COVID-19 and discuss the role of paediatrics during a 'tipping point' in child health. Join Mat and Helen for the breakout session on social determinants of children and young people's health on Wednesday, 16 June. See full programme and details on how to b...
Quality Improvement 02: Working together to affect change
June 09, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAhead of RCPCH Conference 2021, Dr Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician, and Dr Helen Jepps, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Paediatrics at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reflect on the impact of COVID-19 and discuss the role of paediatrics during a 'tipping point' in child health. Join Mat and Helen for the breakout session on social determinants of children and young people's health on Wednesday, 16 June. See full programme and details on how to b...
Diabetes Quality Programme 03 – Developing a transition service
January 26, 2021 12:09 - 39 minutes - 97 MB VideoWe speak with the team at Warrington and Halton NHS Trust on how they have developed their transition service through applying quality improvement (QI) methods, engaging with children and young people and gaining feedback from parents and carers. Thank you to the following contributors at Warrington and Halton NHS for taking part in this recording: Dr Satish Hulikere – Clinical Lead Dr Neethi Ram – Paediatric registrar (with endocrine interest) Claire – Specialist Nurse for Transition...
Quality Improvement 1 - What it means to us
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBQuality improvement encapsulates all aspects of patient care – not just the clinical experience but service development, review and evaluation. In this roundtable podcast led by two RCPCH QI Trainee Representatives, the QI Central Project Board discuss their own improvement journeys and what quality improvement means to them.
Quality Improvement 01 - What it means to us
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBQuality improvement encapsulates all aspects of patient care – not just the clinical experience but service development, review and evaluation. In this roundtable podcast led by two RCPCH QI Trainee Representatives, the QI Central Project Board discuss their own improvement journeys and what quality improvement means to them.
Quality improvement 1 - what it means to us
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBQuality improvement encapsulates all aspects of patient care – not just the clinical experience but service development, review and evaluation. In this roundtable podcast led by two RCPCH QI Trainee Representatives, the QI Central Project Board discuss their own improvement journeys and what quality improvement means to them.
2020 Election: Candidates for Registrar
November 19, 2020 05:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MBBack in September we began the call for nominations for our next Registrar, who will take the reins from Dr Mike Linney as we move through a very challenging time. The Registrar is a Senior Officer role and a Trustee, working closely with the President and Vice Presidents. Importantly, they represent the College’s ultimate beneficiaries: children and young people. Over the last few weeks, our &Us team has been speaking with children and young people to find out the five questions they’d ...
2020 Election: Candidates for President
November 19, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBBack in September we began the call for nominations for our next President, who will take the reins from Professor Russell Viner as we move through a very challenging time. The President serves as the leader of the membership and is the key public face of RCPCH, both nationally and internationally. Importantly, they represent the College’s ultimate beneficiaries: children and young people. Over the last few weeks, our &Us team has been speaking with children and young people to find out ...
RCPCH Insight - Lockdown, charging, and undocumented children
November 11, 2020 19:43 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBDr Bryony Hopkinshaw is a Paediatric Registrar working in London, and today we’re talking about the impacts of NHS charging regulations on undocumented children living in the UK. In this episode, we discuss the impacts of charging on patients, doctors, and the public, the false dichotomy of "children and adults", and safeguarding implications for children and young people. We also talk about the impact of the pandemic, practical advice for healthcare workers and members of the public, and ...