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Securing our healthy future: Prevention is better than cure - report

Set in the context of a political deprioritisation of children and young people within the UK Government’s current health agenda, our report makes the case for prioritising the prevention of ill health in childhood. It was published in September 2023 by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

Public health

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Self-rostering in paediatrics - case study presentation

Effective rostering is fundamental to achieving both high-quality paediatric service and staff wellbeing. Pressure on staffing mean that rostering is more challenging than ever before. In our case study presentation, we describe ways in which electronic self-rostering (e-rostering) can be an effecti...

Service planning

Workforce

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Service evaluation - NHS 111

The NHS 111 project aims to evaluate urgent and emergency care services and provide system-wide learning for commissioners and providers to deliver better care for children and young people.

Research

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Service level quality improvement measures (SLQMAPS)

We are developing a set of service level measures designed to support acute paediatric services to monitor the effects of service change at a local level, and to facilitate quality improvement.

Quality improvement

Service design

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Setting new targets for air quality - consultation response

In June 2022 we responded to a consultation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on setting environmental targets. We responded to the questions on target proposals for air quality only. This page provides a summary and you can download our full response.

Health policy

Air pollution

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Setting the minimum price of alcohol in Wales beyond 2026 - consultation response

In September 2025, we responded to a Welsh Government consultation on both maintaining the minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales beyond March 2026 and raising the unit price from 50p to 65p.

Health policy

Public affairs and campaigning

Public health

Society

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Shape of Training review response - position statement (2017)

The Shape of Training report provided a timely opportunity to review how doctors are trained to meet changing needs of patients in the UK. We wish to see more integration between paediatric, primary care and mental health training.

Paediatric training

Progress+

Workforce

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Shared electronic record - Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record

This page provides a best practice example for standard 9 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which describes the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR). Development and use of the NIECR has ensured effective communication and delivery of patient care, meaning that th...

Data

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Models of care

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Sharing learning from the RCPCH Genomics Symposium

On 20 November 2023, we held the first ever RCPCH Genomics Symposium in Birmingham city centre, bringing together paediatricians, geneticists and service user representation from across England. The half-day event hosted five sessions on key areas related to genomics, with the underlying theme of be...

Genomics

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Shortage of consultant paediatricians - report (2019)

We use expert-agreed standards to determine how many consultant paediatricians the UK needs to deliver safe and quality care. We estimate that we need an additional 856 whole time equivalent consultants.

Service design

Workforce