Clinical guideline

Published in December 2023, this clinical practice guideline developed by RCPCH and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group Joint Standing Committee on Medicines (RCPCH-NPPG), covers the inclusion of medication analysis in the paediatric ward round environment to improve medication safety.

This guidance covers the pathway and clinical considerations in the following situations: (1) care of a child or young person (CYP) with suspected mpox, (2) CYP contact of a confirmed case of mpox, (3) newborn baby of a mother with suspected or confirmed mpox. This page was last su...

ROP is one of the few causes of childhood visual disability that is largely preventable. This evidence-based guideline has been updated by RCPCH in collaboration with Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in March 2022. Also available are a ...

These recommendations on the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections in hospital settings are for clinicians to support planning in partnership with local infection prevention control teams. While some recommendations describe organisational structures in Englan...

Decreased conscious level can be considered an acute neurological emergency. It is characterised by significant brain impairment, which needs a rapid and methodical approach to evaluation and treatment. Our NICE accredited 2015 evidence-based clinical guideline provides practitioners working acu...

Our NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline (published 2015) provides recommendations on the diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants from 37 weeks corrected gestation (post menstrual) to two months of age (post term). It is for all UK paediatric and neonatal health car...

Determining pregnancy status in young female patients under 16 years of age is an area that clinicians may find difficult. This practical guide sets out the issues, risks and approaches that NHS organisations may consider when developing their policies in this area.