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Engaging children and young people - improving communication

We have collated a number of resources and RCPCH &Us project work which gives you practical tools and advice on how healthcare professionals can improve their communication with children, young people and their families. Much of this content has been created with children and young people and includ...

Participation

Children and young people's voice

Patient experience

Patient involvement

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Immediate telephone for specialist advice - WESPGHAN

This page provides a best practice example for standard 9 of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services, which explains the Wessex Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Network, which provides immediate specialist telephone advice across the Wessex region. Acces...

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Models of care

Service planning

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Measures to address winter pressures such as a dedicated registrar and PDU cubicles - case study

Dr Amitabh Gite, Clinical Director of Paediatrics at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, outlines measures they implemented to address winter pressures, including a second registrar at night, a paediatric decision unit, increased nursing staff and ward clerk support.

Care setting

Emergency Department

Knowledge and skills

Clinical guidelines and standards

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Communication

Effective communication is a vital skill for any paediatrician, be that with colleagues, children and young people, parents and carers or other care professionals. This is one of a series of resources - developed with and by trainees, supervisors and children and young people - to support trainees i...

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

Children and young people's voice

Patient experience

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Education and training

Teaching is the key element for all paediatricians, be that teaching their colleagues, children or families. This is one of a series of resources - developed with and by trainees, supervisors and children and young people - to support trainees in understanding and achieving a domain in the curriculu...

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Patient safety and quality improvement

Quality improvement (QI) needs to encapsulate all aspects of patient care - not just the clinical experience but service development, review and evaluation. These resources can help you ensure your practice prioritises patient safety, and that it strives to improve the experiences and outcomes of yo...

Paediatric training

Quality improvement

Patient safety

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Professional values and behaviours

This curriculum domain encapsulates duty of care, legal and ethical frameworks, advocacy, accountability and responsibility. In addition to the professional values and behaviours required of all doctors (Good Medical Practice), a paediatric trainee must maintain confidentiality, understanding that d...

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

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Research Charter - case studies

We asked healthcare professionals, researchers and patient public involvement leads how they use the Charter in their work settings. Here we bring together case studies on how the Charter has been used to raise awareness of the importance of child health research.

Patient involvement

Research

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Training principle of the month 2: Complex care provides rich learning opportunities

This month, Dr Cesca Ritchie and Dr Cameron Herbert have put together some guidance on how to make the most of complex care experience. This is the second installation of our Principle of the Month campaign where each month, up to August 2022, we will be introducing our new Progress+ principles of t...

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

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Training principle of the month 3: Clinical reasoning skills are explicitly taught within training

Clinical reasoning is essential for accurate diagnosis. This month, trainees Dr Jenny Merrison-Hort and Dr Sian Copley lead us in exploring this principle. You'll find examples of how to embed clinical reasoning skills into your everyday teaching and/or learning, including a case study from consulta...

Knowledge and skills

Paediatric training

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Engaging children and young people - improving communication

Immediate telephone for specialist advice - WESPGHAN

Measures to address winter pressures such as a dedicated registrar and PDU cubicles - case study

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Communication

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Education and training

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Patient safety and quality improvement

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Professional values and behaviours

Research Charter - case studies

Training principle of the month 2: Complex care provides rich learning opportunities

Training principle of the month 3: Clinical reasoning skills are explicitly taught within training

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