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Quality improvement sharing

QI Central is our new, free resource bringing together examples of QI interventions and tools in medicines, safety, patient centred care and systems of care - submitted by child health professionals.

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Join colleagues at the ICC Birmingham, 13-15 May for the RCPCH Conference and exhibition. Together, we will identify the challenges we face, share ideas, devise solutions and plot a brighter future for child health.

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Spotlight on communication skills

Effective communication is a vital skill for any paediatrician, be that with colleagues, children and young people or parents. Case studies and resources support trainees on this part of the curriculum.

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Our major news and media response

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News

Children being failed as Brexit looms large, reveals new report

12 March 2019

RCPCH Officer for Health Improvement responds to new report published by the Children's Rights Alliance for England, saying "Brexit is a complex and important priority; however, it should not mean that other issues get left on the shelf".

Health policy

Adolescent health

Public health

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Mental health proposals could “stop problems escalating” - RCPCH responds to Review of Access Standards

11 March 2019

NHS England has published a Clinical Review of NHS Access Standards. It contains proposals to speed up access to mental health services as well as revised measures for treatment in A&E.

Emergency medicine

Mental health

News

Tackling air pollution "'won't happen overnight" - RCPCH responds to report from Public Health England

11 March 2019

A report from Public Health England recommends various ways to reduce air pollution and improve air quality. Air pollution remains the largest environmental risk to people's health in the UK, causing between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year.

Public health

A movement for child health: where next?

The latest instalment of our State of Child Health campaign puts the need for progress on key child health issues front and centre of the political agenda across the UK.