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More expertise needed to safeguard children’s urgent and emergency care services, say doctors

4 June 2018

New standards for emergency care settings highlight the need to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services.

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Healthcare professional bodies publish full response to hyponatremia inquiry report

31 May 2018

The membership bodies representing paediatricians, surgeons, anaesthetists and pathologists, have today published a joint response to Justice O’Hara’s report on hyponatremia related deaths in Northern Ireland.

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Consultation response to Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027

26 March 2018

The RCPCH has submitted a response to Health Education England’s consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.

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RCPCH response to high court ruling on Hadiza Bawa-Garba case

26 January 2018

The RCPCH recognises the substantial impact that decisions by the General Medical Council and the High Court have on medical professionals. This case is tragic for all involved, the child, the family, a nurse and a doctor. The case has also engendered anxiety, anger and bewilderment.

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Reflective practice and reducing risk in healthcare

5 December 2017

Doctors, and indeed all healthcare staff, are committed to delivering high quality, safe care and avoiding errors. But when errors do occur, as they will on occasion, it is crucial to reflect, understand why the mistake happened and do everything possible to prevent a similar occurrence again.

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RCPCH responds to CQC's Children and young people's inpatient and day case survey

26 November 2017

Responding to the CQC’s Children and young people’s inpatient and day case survey, Dr Mike Linney, Children and Young People’s Lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

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Care Quality Commission report warns the future quality of the health system is at risk as it struggles to cope with demand

10 October 2017

We respond to the CQC State of Care report, published in October 2017.

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Neonatal care improving, but key measures show variation in care

21 September 2017

The latest National Neonatal Audit Programme report (NNAP), published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), shows improvements in care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales, but also reveals variations in service delivery which means many babies are still no...

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Child safety fears and long waiting times highlighted as Royal College calls for more doctors in the community

6 September 2017

A new report, published today by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the British Association for Community Child Health (BACCH), highlights an alarming 25% shortfall in the number of community paediatricians.

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Colleges join forces to make young people's mental health a priority

21 August 2017

The Royal Colleges of GPs (RCGP), Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), and Psychiatrists (RCPsych) have committed to five shared principles that they hope will lead to tangible actions to improve the care and support of children and young people (CYP) with mental health problems.