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Child Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - guidance

Child modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) is a serious form of child maltreatment and can lead to lifelong physical, mental, emotional, developmental, and social consequences. These practice guidelines introduce MSHT as a significant health and public health concern, and address the role of ...

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Diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants less than two months old - clinical guideline

Our NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline (published 2015) provides recommendations on the diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants from 37 weeks corrected gestation (post menstrual) to two months of age (post term). It is for all UK paediatric and neonatal health car...

Child and adolescent mortality

Intensive care medicine

Neonatal medicine

Neurology

Infant

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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

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

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Refugee and asylum seeking children and young people - guidance for paediatricians

The aim of this guidance is to support paediatricians in the assessment and care of refugee and asylum seeking children, both when accompanied by parents and carers and when unaccompanied. This guidance was updated in September 2022. This guidance can also be used when caring for other displaced ...

Safeguarding

Refugee

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Revalidation - guidance for appraisers of RCPCH clinical examiners retired from medical practice

Appraisers of RCPCH examiners can find guidance here on what they can expect during an effective appraisal meeting. It will help examiners and their appraisers structure the supporting information and the appraisal discussion in a way that allows a proper evaluation of a doctor’s learning since the ...

Knowledge and skills

Examinations

Revalidation

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Revalidation - guidance for doctors working overseas

This guidance is for doctors working overseas or thinking of working overseas, and who may be concerned about revalidation.

Global child health

Revalidation

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Revalidation - licence to practise requirements for RCPCH designated roles and other roles

The guidance is intended to assist paediatricians who are unsure whether a licence to practise is required for their role, if they are not simultaneously working as a clinical paediatrician.

Governance and regulation

Revalidation

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Revalidation and appraisal

Revalidation is the process by which doctors demonstrate to the General Medical Council (GMC) that they are up-to-date and fit to practise and that they are complying with the relevant professional standards. It applies to all doctors with a licence to practise on the GMC register, including those i...

Knowledge and skills

Revalidation

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Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

This guidance highlights the barriers that currently exist for certain migrant and/or undocumented children with regards to access to healthcare and attainment of a healthy life. This is in the context of recent increase in efforts to charge certain migrant and/or undocumented groups using NHS servi...

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Child protection

Refugee

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Safeguarding children and young people - roles and competencies

To protect children and young people from harm, and help improve their wellbeing, all healthcare staff must have the competencies to recognise child maltreatment, opportunities to improve childhood wellbeing and to take effective action as appropriate to their role.

Looked after children

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Child Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - guidance

Diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants less than two months old - clinical guideline

Paediatric sub-specialty training - application guidance

Refugee and asylum seeking children and young people - guidance for paediatricians

Revalidation - guidance for appraisers of RCPCH clinical examiners retired from medical practice

Revalidation - guidance for doctors working overseas

Revalidation - licence to practise requirements for RCPCH designated roles and other roles

Revalidation and appraisal

Rights to access healthcare for migrant and/or undocumented children

Safeguarding children and young people - roles and competencies

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