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Dentistry (Wales) – consultation response
In September 2022 we responded to the Health and Social Care Committee Consultation on Dentistry.
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Department for Education proposed guidance for schools and colleges: gender questioning children - consultation response
In March 2024, we responded to the Department for Education's draft guidance for schools and colleges in England on responding when a gender questioning or transgender child wishes to socially transition in school. The guidance makes suggestions for parental involvement and use of gendered spaces su...
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Department of Education NI Corporate Plan, 'Every Child' - consultation response
The Department of Education (Northern Ireland) 2023-2028 Corporate Plan will set the strategic focus over the next five years with a view to making a difference and improving outcomes for children and young people in NI. This consultation is on the draft plan.
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Developing a clinical guideline - our hub
Welcome! This page is for paediatric specialty groups and others who intend to produce a clinical guideline in child health.
Clinical guidelines are sets of recommendations based on systematic research methods. Producing these requires advanced research skills and project management.
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DfE and DHSC SEND Review - consultation response
In July 2022, we responded to the Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) special educational needs and disability (SEND) Review.
This web page is a summary and contains our full response in the downloads section.
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DHSC 10-year mental health and wellbeing strategy - consultation response
In July 2022 we responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for evidence to inform a new 10-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for England.
The page has a summary, with the full response available to download.
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DHSC draft data strategy for England - consultation response
In July 2021 we responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s draft data strategy . While we welcome the draft strategy as far as it goes, we are concerned that it is incomplete.
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Diabetes Quality Programme - ideas for innovation
We worked with organisations in England and Wales to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes. In our Quality Improvement and Peer Review activities, we sought to identify examples of good practice from participating teams that we can share across the paediatric diabetes communit...
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Diabetes Quality Programme - resources
We worked with organisations in England and Wales to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes. This page provides guidance and resources for the Programme's participants and other clinicians involved in the delivery of paediatric diabetes care.
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Diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants, children and adolescents
The RCPCH updated the criteria for the diagnosis of death by neurological criteria (DNC) in infants, children and adolescents. This is presented in Appendix 2 of 'A Code of Practice on the diagnosis and confirmation of death', published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in January 2025.