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Our resources and documents include training and career guidance, research and audit reports, policy statements, service standards and online learning. You can use the search or filter to find what you're looking for.

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Children’s Cancer Services in England – consultation response

In 2019 we responded to NHS England’s consultation on cancer services for children, teenagers and young adults. While we welcomed the direction of travel we identified a number of areas for improvement.

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Claiming expenses on College business

Members and others can claim for expenses incurred on College business, including travel, accommodation and meals. Our online expenses system launched in June 2023. This replaces a paper-based system, and should significantly improve how you claim expenses and reduce processing time. To claim exp...

Expenses

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Expenses - how to claim expenses on the mobile app

To claim and track your expenses on College business - such as travel, accommodation and meals - you need to use our online system, Continia. There are two options - a web portal on any modern web browser, and a mobile app. These instructions explain how to use the mobile app.

Expenses

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Expenses - how to claim expenses on the web portal

To claim and track your expenses on College business - such as travel, accommodation and meals - you need to use our online system, which is called Continia. There are two options - a web portal on any modern web browser, and a mobile app. These instructions explain how to use the web portal.

Expenses

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Health transition resources

This page provides guidance and resources for delivering an effective transition from children's to adults' health services. We highlight five key determinants that ensure young people are provided with high quality care throughout the transition process.

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Adolescent health

Transition to adult

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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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Paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition - sub-specialty

A paediatric gastroenterologist supports children with disorders that affect the gastrointestinal tract (stomach and intestines). A paediatric hepatologist works with children with liver diseases. Read about this clinical area and download the syllabi for both sub-specialty and for generic speci...

Gastroenterology

Hepatology

Paediatric sub-specialty

Nutrition

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Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition UK National Census 2021 - report

This report, published jointly by the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) and RCPCH, highlights the main findings and recommendations identified through an audit of the provision of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition services for infa...

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Paediatric oncology - sub-specialty

Paediatric oncologists have specialist expertise in managing children with cancer. Read about this clinical area and download the syllabi for both sub-specialty and for generic specialty training.

Oncology

Cancer

Paediatric sub-specialty

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Paediatric sub-specialty training - application guidance

In the UK Paediatric Training Programme it's possible to choose to sub-specialise during specialty training (ST5-ST7). Applications are made through a competitive recruitment process at ST4 or higher, subject to having completed core training (ST1-ST4) and enough time left to complete the required c...

Allergies

Community child health

Intensive care medicine

Mental health

Neonatal medicine