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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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Improving support for children missing education - response to call for evidence

In July 2023, we responded to this Department for Education call for evidence. The RCPCH welcomes efforts to identify and support children missing from education and subsequent plans to support such children back into full time education.

Public health

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Incorporation of the UNCRC into Scottish law - consultation response

In August 2019 we responded to the Scottish Government Children’s Rights: Consultation on incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Increasing data completeness for two year follow up data - a case study for NNAP

The following case study was included in the 2016 National Neonatal Audit Programme annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying and undertaking local quality improvement activities. It is presented by Dr Kate Palmer, Consultant Ne...

Area of medicine

Intensive care medicine

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Independent review into gender pay gaps in medicine in England

The College is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and recognises that the gender pay gap is an important issue to members. This page sets out a summary of the review and signposts to further resources.

Health policy

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Workforce

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Independent Review of Northern Ireland’s Children's Social Care Services - consultation response

This review concluded in June 2023. After the review report's publication, the NI Department of Health ran a consultation to seek views on its recommendations. The College submitted its response in December 2023; we supported some recommendations but noted the need for a whole child approach to heal...

Social care

Public health

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Induction to newborn resuscitation: standards of practice

Each Neonatal Department providing a service in attending deliveries of newborns should have an induction programme for new staff that includes basic newborn resuscitation principles and skills.

Neonatal medicine

Service design

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Industrial action in the NHS - advice and FAQs for members

Over the past ten years we have seen multiple professionals and unions across the NHS undertake industrial action, which is their right to do. As a College we are not involved in contracts or pay discussions. Taking industrial action is a personal choice for resident doctors. We have put together...

Workforce

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Industrial action in the NHS - practical advice for paediatric resident doctors 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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Informatics for Quality

Informatics is used in everyday actions of healthcare professionals. It enables the delivery of high quality, accurate and timely care to patients - from booking appointments to conducting surgical procedures. In particular, SNOMED-CT is an international terminology for recording patient data, and y...

Data

Digital health

Service design

Networks for health services

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Information sharing matters - online learning

This free online course is designed for the early years workforce and healthcare professionals. It aims to improve your knowledge, skills and understanding of the benefits of effectively sharing information in a professional context.