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Body mass index (BMI) chart

The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.

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Chatterbox game on five ways of healthy wellbeing

Based on the classic children's game, this game provides ‘Facts vs Myths’ surrounding the subject of mental health, which can enable a teacher/healthcare professional to facilitate a discussion regarding this issue.

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Consultant and SAS doctors job planning toolkit

Targeted job planning is vital to organise the paediatric consultant and SAS doctor workload and ensure excellent service for infants, children and young people. Our toolkit guides you from preparation for the first job planning meeting, through to objective setting and review, plus information on l...

Workforce

Thrive Paediatrics

Wellbeing for health professionals

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COVID-19 - guidance for planning paediatric staffing and rotas

This guidance aims to support those who are planning paediatric and neonatal staffing, rotas and services, and responds to the three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic to date, including the Omicron variant. We are aware that different services and regions will have varying requirements and hence we are...

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COVID-19 and paediatric training

Since March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to training and assessment in paediatrics in the UK as well as significant stresses to everyone's working and personal lives. We hope that, two years on, we are beginning to return to normal or at least to readjust to a new n...

COVID-19

Paediatric training

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Emoji card game

This game enables a young person to pick the cards that best represent how they are feeling, prompt them to discuss the topic and find out more information.

Community child health

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Looked after children

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Industrial action in the NHS - practical advice for paediatric trainees and SAS doctors

We fully appreciate you may have questions about the effects of any industrial action by paediatric doctors on you and your training. Here we provide advice on how you can continue your training - from managing your ePortfolio, being flexible around reflections and working with training units and sc...

Paediatric training

Workforce

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National guidance for the restoration and recovery of elective surgery in children

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cessation of all but the most urgent elective children’s surgical cases during the period of peak prevalence of infection in the general population. There is now a focus on addressing the huge backlog of procedures which have been delayed since the beginning of ...

Area of medicine

Surgery

COVID-19

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NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan - evidence and advocacy

NHS England published the Long Term Workforce Plan in July 2023. RCPCH calls on stakeholders to begin a programme of work that more appropriately reflects the needs of children and young people. We invite members to download and customise our guide to help advocate for paediatric services in your ar...

Workforce

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Paediatric training and redeployment during COVID-19 surges

The RCPCH recognises that redeployment of trainee paediatricians to adult services has been necessary through the earlier surges of this pandemic. As omicron causes a new surge, redeployment may become necessary again. The difference during winter 2021-22 is that paediatric services are themselves u...

COVID-19

Paediatric training

Workforce

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Body mass index (BMI) chart

Chatterbox game on five ways of healthy wellbeing

Consultant and SAS doctors job planning toolkit

COVID-19 - guidance for planning paediatric staffing and rotas

COVID-19 and paediatric training

Emoji card game

Industrial action in the NHS - practical advice for paediatric trainees and SAS doctors

National guidance for the restoration and recovery of elective surgery in children

NHS England Long Term Workforce Plan - evidence and advocacy

Paediatric training and redeployment during COVID-19 surges

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