Press releases

The significant crisis in children's healthcare - 22 December 2010

RCPCH sets standards to address the significant crisis in children's healthcare - 22 December 2010

In order to address the present situation in paediatric services, the RCPCH has published a new set of service standards - Facing the Future: Standards for Paediatric Services. It is a bold set of minimum requirements for all general paediatric services.

Audit of national neonatal care - 20 December 2010

RCPCH wins HQIP contract to continue audit of national neonatal care - 20 December 2010

This new contract has again been awarded by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and is part of The National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCPOP).

New child protection training launched - 14 December 2010

RCPCH - New child protection training launched - 14 December 2010

A new course to give paediatricians more skills in managing suspected cases of child abuse has been launched by Anne Milton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health gets a new look - 17 November 2010

RoyalCollegeof Paediatrics and Child Health gets a new look - 17th November 2010

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is moving into a new era and has launched a new modern brand to communicate the ambition of the organisation and its membership.

Government backtracks to hand maternity to GPs - 9 November 2010

RCOG/RCM/RCPCH Statement on story 'Government backtracks to hand maternity to GPs' (Health Service Journal(HSJ), 8 November 2010) - 9 November 2010

Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS - 6 December 2010

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) consultation response to 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS' - 6 October 2010

We strongly support the commitment to delivering high quality services which achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.  Instead of competition, we suggest that quality improvement could be delivered through the development of networks of care, with services commissioned along pathways.

Professor Sir Ian Kennedy's review - 'Getting it right for children and young people - 16 September 2010

The RCPCH response to professor Sir Ian Kennedy's review - 'Getting it right for children and young people - Overcoming cultural barriers in the NHS so as to meet their needs' and the government's engagement document, 'Achieving Equity and Excellence for Children -16 September 2010

State Sponsored Cruelty - Children in immigration detention - 9 September 2010

Medical Royal College's response - Medical Justice Report - 'State Sponsored Cruelty - Children in immigration detention - 9 September 2010

We welcome the report from the medical justice as it highlighted again the harmful effect that administrative detention has on the physical and psychological health of children and young people.

New 'Free' Student Membership - 26 July 2010

New 'Free' Student Membership - 26 July 2010

Medical students interested in a career in paediatrics can now become affiliate members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

Guidance for provision of general paediatric surgery - 15 July 2010

RCPCH welcomes Royal College of Surgeons England (RCSEng) guidance for provision of general paediatric surgery  - 15 July 2010

Dr Carol Ewing, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health Workforce Officer and Lead for Paediatric Surgery, said:

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