General

RCPCH - Health Bill - Update

Reports today suggest that the Deputy Prime Minister has conceded the Health and Social Care Bill may have to go back to Committee stage to undergo “significant” changes.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has voiced concern around three aspects of children’s healthcare. Any changes which arise as a result of the Bill’s passage through parliament must:

Last published on 8 September 2011

RCPCH Officers

Dr Hilary Cass
President
president@rcpch.ac.uk

Last published on 10 January 2013

Congenital Hypothyroidism

Lead investigator

Dr Rachel Knowles
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health
UCL Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford St
London
WC1N 1EH

Email: r.knowles@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Last published on 1 February 2012

RCPCH Response - Munro Child Protection Review

The Munro review has answered perfectly well the brief it was set and is a good vision for how child protection might work in the future. What it has failed to do is acknowledge the huge turbulence within the NHS and the impact this will clearly have for the protection of children. Health professionals such as paediatricians are on the front line of identifying children and families in need and if the Government ploughs ahead with the proposed reforms this vision risks evaporating.

Last published on 26 January 2012

E-Card

Electronic BPSU Orange Card

At the end of January 2011 the BPSU commenced a nine-month trial of using an electronic Orange card instead of the current paper card.

During the trial we hope to establish whether the high response rate, which is vital to the robustness of the BPSU, can be maintained through moving to an e-based system.

Last published on 14 February 2012

BPSU Reporting Instructions

Reporting Instructions April 2013

Reporting instructions March 2013

Reporting instructions February 2013

Reporting instructions January 2013

Reporting instructions December 2012

Last published on 8 May 2013

Drug allergy

The College's care pathway for drug allergy is presented in two parts:

an algorithm with the stages of ideal care, and
a set of competences required to diagnose, treat and optimally manage drug allergy.

The algorithm has numbers which correspond to the competences outlined within the body of the document. Download the full drug pathway: Drug Allergy Care Pathway (PDF, 1.7 MB, 8 pages).

Last published on 24 February 2012

RCPCH – ‘Radical package of reforms to tackle troubles in children’s hospital care’

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is today publishing a bold blueprint for children’s hospital care to improve the health outcomes of children and young people in the UK.

Last published on 8 September 2011

Care pathway for food allergy

The College's care pathway for food allergy is presented in two parts:

an algorithm with the stages of ideal care, and
a set of competences required to diagnose, treat and optimally manage anaphylaxis.

Last published on 24 February 2012

News and Information for Trainees in Wales

Here you will find the most recent announcements from Programme Directors and College Tutors. You will also hear about courses relevant to your training here first. Bookmark this page and check back to keep up to date with news and information.

Announcements

Core Training Schedule 2012

The ST 4 - ST5 Core Teaching Schedule - 2012 (PDF, 31KB, 1 page) is available to view. Outstanding dates and venues will be finalised in subsequent versions.

Last published on 6 July 2012