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RCPCH Member survey 2021 - findings

In autumn 2021 we invited all members to complete our survey to get your views on how the College should tackle key issues such as workforce shortages, climate change and paediatric recruitment. Find our key findings here, and scroll down to download the full report.

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Register of interests - about and how to complete

All individuals who serve on College committees, Council, Board of Trustees, or who are in other College volunteer roles must declare interests via the RCPCH Register of Interests form. This is to ensure that personal circumstances that might compromise a volunteer’s ability to be seen as acting cor...

Governance and regulation

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Retaining the paediatric workforce today and tomorrow - recording from members' live Q&A

As part of its ongoing careers work, the RCPCH launches its 2020 #ChoosePaediatrics campaign with the focus on retention and looking at how we retain the paediatric workforce today and tomorrow. Host Daniel Waeland, Director of Education & Training is joined by Camilla Kingdon, Vice President for...

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Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland- consultation response

RCPCH welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Health’s Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services in Northern Ireland consultation in June 2022. This sets out the proposed strategic priorities in response to the Urgent and Emergency Care Review Report, which initially launched in ...

Facing the Future - emergency care

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Satellite dispensary in the discharge lounge - winter pressures case study

Dr Keir Shiels at a district general hospital describes a measure to tackle delays in discharging patients: a satellite dispensary in a paediatric discharge lounge.

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Standards for short-stay paediatric assessment units (SSPAUs)

SSPAUs are hospital-based facilities where infants, children and young people with acute illness, injury or other urgent referrals from clinicians can be assessed, investigated, observed and treated with an expectation of discharge in less than 24 hours. Standards are vital to guide the development ...

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Supporting Ukraine

Following the ongoing violence and attacks on Ukraine, RCPCH has put together this live member briefing outlining how we are working on your behalf, activity you may wish to consider and the range of support available to you and colleagues, plus further guidance.

Global child health

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Ten whole time equivalent posts on all training rotas - RCPCH trainees survey

This page provides a best practice example for standard 8 of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services, which outlines a model for supporting paediatric trainees, based on results from the 2017 RCPCH trainee survey.

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Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

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The case for investing in integrated child health services for the acutely unwell child and long term conditions

This information bundle presents a model for how an integrated children's service (ICS) within a primary care network could improve child health outcomes. This information was presented to NHS England to inform the development of their long term plan.

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The Future Doctor: Call for Evidence - consultation response

In September 2019 we responded to a call for evidence from Health Education England on The Future Doctor – What do the NHS, patients and the public require from 21st-century doctors?

Health policy

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Children and young people's voice

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Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Facing the Future - emergency care

Facing the Future - ongoing heath needs

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