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Workforce census 2015: Focus on Scotland (published 2017)
This briefing focuses on data from the RCPCH Workforce Census 2015 which relates specifically to Scotland.
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Global child health - our impact
Since our foundation, we at RCPCH have embraced a commitment, beyond our work in the UK, to improving child health in the world's poorest countries. We train, mentor and advise on a wide range of medical issues which affect infant and child care services worldwide.
For more than 20 years, RCPCH G...
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Child Health Reviews - UK : Retrospective epidemiological review of all-cause mortality
CHR-UK was a UK-wide programme of work, systematically examining mortality and morbidity in children and young people between their 1st and 18th birthdays. This report is a retrospective epidemiological review of all-cause mortality in the four nations of the UK.
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Workforce census 2015 (published 2017)
This was the ninth biennial census produced by the RCPCH since 1999. It provided a snapshot of how trained and trainee paediatricians were working on 30 September 2015, and the structure of child health services in the UK.
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Measuring up: The medical profession's prescription for the nation's obesity crisis
This report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges presents 10 key recommendations – an ‘action plan’ – of steps that the organisation believes must be taken to make real inroads into tackling the obesity crisis in the UK.
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Covering all bases: Community child health workforce (2017)
Community Child Health (CCH) is the largest paediatric sub-specialty, focusing on the care of vulnerable children and families, children with long-term conditions and child public health. Our resources support workforce planning.
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State of Child Health &Us 2018: Views from the RCPCH &Us network
This special report brings together views of children, young people and families looking at key themes from our flagship report. These include poverty, mental health, communication, PSHE (personal, social and health education), LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) and children’s rights.
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Understanding parents' information needs and experiences about non-accidental injury - research report
The responsibilities of paediatricians in relation to the recognition of child abuse place them in difficult diagnostic situations which require a sensitive approach. This research set out to explore parents' experiences of situations where concerns of non-accidental injury (NAI) were raised, with a...
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Recognition and early management of meningococcal disease in children and young people
Meningococcal disease (MD) remains an important cause of mortality in children in the UK. This handbook presents discussion and learning points from clinical case histories, a background to MD, and information on making a diagnosis, pathophysiology and principles of management.
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Child Health Reviews - UK : Mortality and morbidity in children and young people with epilepsy (2013)
CHR-UK was a UK-wide programme of work, systematically examining mortality and morbidity in children and young people between their 1st and 18th birthdays. This report is a themed review of cases of mortality and morbidity in children and young people with epilepsy at all stages of the care pathway,...