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GP streaming and impact on patient flow in the ED - winter pressures case study

Dr Michael McCarron, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Grid Registrar (ST8) from Sheffield Children’s Hospital, outlines the introduction of a GP streaming model and its impact on patient flow through the emergency department.

Service design

Winter planning

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Greener paediatrics: A good practice guide to sustainable asthma care

This good practice guide for health professionals summarises the key points for sustainable asthma care highlighted within the BTS, NICE, SIGN guidance on asthma, including some additional sustainable practice recommendations from RCPCH Climate Change Member Reference Group (CC-MRG).

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Greener paediatrics: Policy context

The NHS is legally committed to achieving Net Zero, but structural and workforce barriers hinder progress. This policy context page explores the roles of government, NHS bodies, Royal Colleges, and clinicians in delivering sustainable healthcare that protects children’s health today and secures a gr...

Public health

Air pollution

Climate change

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Greener paediatrics: Sub-specialties

We present insights to empower paediatricians working in different sub-specialties to embed sustainable healthcare into everyday practice, improving outcomes for children while reducing environmental care. It complements clinical guidance, and, in most cases best evidence-based care is the most sust...

Health policy

Paediatric sub-specialty

Public health

Air pollution

Climate change

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Greener paediatrics: Toolkit

This practical toolkit will help paediatric services embed sustainability into everyday care. It offers clear steps, tools and resources to support the NHS Net Zero ambition while maintaining safe, high-quality care for children and young people.

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Growing up with diabetes: children and young people in England - research report (2009)

Caring for children and young people with diabetes involves a complex process of care provision. Accurate, up-to-date knowledge is crucial to the planning and delivery of best quality health care. This report sets out the findings of a working group established to survey the number of children and y...

Endocrinology

Diabetes

Research

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Growth charts - information for parents and carers

Your child's growth is an important indicator of his or her health. The UK-WHO growth charts allow health professionals to plot and measure your child's growth from birth. Read about these below, and download our factsheets for more detail.

Growth charts

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Guide to training progression

Download and use our Microsoft Excel workbook to help effectively plan your future training. This is most effective for trainees in specialty training, and is not intended to predict a completion date.

Paediatric training

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Health & Social Care Committee Sixth Senedd Priorities (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2021, we responded to this consultation to provide our views on the main priorities and issues that the Health and Social Care Committee identified for consideration during the Sixth Senedd (2021-2026).

Area of medicine

Mental health

COVID-19

Children and young people's voice

Public health

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Health and Social Care Committee (Wales) call for evidence on workforce strategy - consultation response

In September 2021, we responded to this consultation to provide our views on the workforce strategy. We welcomed the strategy and its implementation with other priorities and actions. We highlighted the need for the delivery of the strategy to align with the Welsh Government's plans for population h...

Workforce

Wellbeing for health professionals