Emergency medicine

RCPCH responds to BMA's 'Growing up in the UK' report

Responding to the BMA’s Growing Up in the UK report, Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

“The message is loud and clear; the UK has a lot of work to do to ensure our children are as healthy as they could, should and deserve to be.

Last published on 17 May 2013

Paediatric Emergency Care Conference

Event date:

12 July 2013

Event Location:

RCPCH, London

Overview

Following the success of the first PECC event in 2012, this conference aims to review the Standards for Children and Young People in Emergency Care Settings by educating and informing health professionals on topical issues in emergency care using shared practice examples.

It hopes to provide a forum to share knowledge and tools for service planning and provision while signposting delegates to key standards and guidelines and providing insight into the patient/family perspective.

Britain ‘worst in Western Europe for child deaths’

A study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has found that up to 2,000 child deaths could be prevented every year in Britain, where more children die unnecessarily than in any other Western European country.

The UK has the worst record of 14 European countries for unnecessary deaths in children under 14, which is partly attributed to some British doctors not receiving any specialist paediatric training, as is the case in Sweden, which has the lowest child death rate.

Last published on 27 March 2013

Teen shares story in bid to raise eating disorder awareness

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 11 - 17 February

My name is Naomi. I’m 19 years old and I am in my first year at University. I enjoy yoga, riding, art and photography. I also have an eating disorder.

My eating disorder probably began when I was 12 but it took me a while to realise it. I had a chaotic and abusive upbringing which resulted in me having to spend time in care. These experiences took a lot of my childhood, happiness, safety and identity away from me.

Last published on 12 February 2013

Alder Hey course in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Event date:

29 May 2013 - 30 May 2013

Event Location:

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool

Contact Name: Amanda Bailey

Telephone: 01512525583

Email: amanda.bailey@alderhey.nhs.uk

Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

1330-1400 Paediatric Emergency Trainees Meeting - For all trainees currently taking in PEM or keen to find out more Dr Dani Hall (APEM Trainee representative)

Chair: Dr James Ross

1400-1430

Guest lecture – Sudden cardiac death in children and young adults Dr Ffion Davies Leicester Royal Infirmary

Last published on 22 March 2013

Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor (SAS) Committee Members' Page

This page exists to provide Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor (SAS) Committee members with access to papers for the next meeting of the RCPCH SAS Committee.

This page is in the secure section of the College website and is only accessible to members of the RCPCH SAS Committee. Members are asked to treat this page and all its contents as confidential at all times.

Last published on 16 May 2013

Information for investigators

The BPSU welcomes applications from clinicians and researchers who wish to carry out national surveillance on rare childhood diseases.

The BPSU provides access to over 3,400 paediatricians and lessens the burden on those clinicians of requests for information from numerous different sources. The BPSU Executive also `provides expertise and support to prospective researchers to ensure that research methodologies are effective and appropriate.

Last published on 22 November 2012

BPSU studies

The BPSU supports studies that address a rare childhood disorder (or rare complication of a commoner disease) of such low incidence as to require cases to be collected nationally in order to generate sufficient numbers for the study.

Since its inception in 1986 the BPSU has completed 81 studies. Information about current and past studies can be found using the links below:

Last published on 8 November 2012

Sub-specialty Training

At Level 3 of training (ST6-8), paediatric trainees have the opportunity to specialise in a specific area of paediatrics or continue in general training.

Those who complete an approved programme of sub-specialty training within the NTN grid will be eligible to enter on to the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT/CESR CP in paediatrics with sub-specialty recognition.

Last published on 19 December 2012