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Manifesto from RCPCH Wales- Health and wellbeing of children and young people: 2021

Before the Wales Senedd election in May 2021, we called upon the next Welsh Government to take action across three main areas: reduce child health inequalities; prioritise public health, prevention and early intervention; and build and strengthen children's services.

Public health

Health inequalities

Society

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Manual of Childhood Infections - The blue book, 4th edition (2016)

Book cover: Manual of Childhood Infections - The blue book, 4th edition

Packed with helpful tips and practical guidance, including lists of alternative diagnoses and useful tables.

Drugs and medicines

Infectious diseases

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Martha's Rule - about

Martha’s Rule, now being piloted in England, enables staff, patients and their families to seek an independent medical review if they feel their concerns about a patient’s care are not being adequately addressed. This page explains the Rule and how it will be implemented across the UK, and will be r...

Patient safety

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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

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Measuring up: The medical profession's prescription for the nation's obesity crisis

This report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges presents 10 key recommendations – an ‘action plan’ – of steps that the organisation believes must be taken to make real inroads into tackling the obesity crisis in the UK.

Public health

Obesity

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Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics) - available posts

We list posts that are currently available and have been pre-approved by RCPCH as suitable for MTI applicants seeking two years of training in the NHS.

Global child health

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Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics) - guidance for applicants

The MTI(p) scheme provides paediatricians from outside the UK / European Economic Area two years of high quality postgraduate training in the NHS. Graduates can use this experience to improve patient care in their home countries, and UK hospitals benefit from their skills and knowledge. If you're in...

Global child health

Paediatric careers

Paediatric training

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Medical Training Initiative (paediatrics) - guidance for NHS Trusts and Health Boards

The MTI(p) scheme provides paediatricians from outside the UK / European Economic Area two years of high quality postgraduate training in the NHS. MTI(p) doctors can take up spare training capacity, providing a low cost and longer term alternative to locum appointments. This is a step-by-step guide ...

Paediatric training

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Medication safety: Best practice for effective paediatric ward rounds - clinical practice guideline

Published in December 2023, this clinical practice guideline developed by RCPCH and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group Joint Standing Committee on Medicines (RCPCH-NPPG), covers the inclusion of medication analysis in the paediatric ward round environment to improve medication safety.

Drugs and medicines

Clinical guidelines and standards

Patient safety

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Medication safety: Management of the supply of unlicensed liquid medicines to children - recommendations for implementation

NHS England tasked the RCPCH/NPPG Medicines Committee to improve the safety of liquid medicines during the transition from hospital to home care. This follows several serious incidents, including the death of a child due to confusion over liquid morphine strengths. Mistakes can occur because of t...

Drugs and medicines

Patient safety