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Facing the Future audit on standards in acute paediatrics and care outside hospital (2017)

Results highlighted gaps within paediatric rotas, with not enough consultants present within the hospital during times of self-identified peak activity and poor links between primary care and the hospital child health service. You can download our report at the bottom of this page.

Service design

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Measurement and performance

Service planning

Document

Facing the Future: Standards for children and young people in emergency care settings - audit findings

This is a summary of audit findings reported by 91 emergency departments from 2018 to early 2020, based on our Facing the Future standards in emergency care settings, which were published in 2018. These audit findings provide an insight into how emergency care settings were delivering services a...

Emergency medicine

Service design

Facing the Future - emergency care

Workforce

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Female genital mutilation - online learning

Our Female Genital Mutilation programme (e-FGM) is made up of five 20 to 30 minute eLearning sessions, designed to improve the knowledge and awareness among healthcare professionals of the impact that FGM has on women and children.

Safeguarding

FGM

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) - resources

FGM is a collective term for a range of procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM, and taking a child abroad for the purpose of FGM, is child abuse. It is illegal in the UK and is a vio...

BPSU

Safeguarding

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First 1,000 Days – consultation response

In 2018, we responded to the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s inquiry into the first 1,000 days of life. We support efforts to improve the first 1,000 days, recognising how important they are for children’s health and development in later life.

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First 1,000 Days (Wales) - consultation response

In 2017 we responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s consultation on the First 1,000 Days. We welcome the commitment to focus on infants and very young children, as healthy children are more likely to become healthy adults.

Health policy

Infant health

Public health

Document

Flexible working in paediatrics: Insights and data, legislation and guidance

Postgraduate doctors in training, consultants and SAS doctors in paediatrics often have flexible working patterns within the NHS. We present data since 2015, relevant UK legislation, guidance from the NHS and RCPCH and real-life experiences from members.

Paediatric careers

Workforce

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Food advertising restrictions - consultation response

In 2019 we responded to the Government’s plans to place advertising restrictions on products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). We support a 21:00 watershed approach for both TV and online, ideally without any exemptions. We support the use of the Nutrient Profile Model to identify food and drinks ...

Health policy

Public health

Obesity

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For ST4 or ST5(C4) trainees moving to Progress+ Core - guidance

This guidance is for trainees at Specialty Training 4 (ST4) or ST5(C4) trainees moving to Progress+ Core level who have been signed off for Level 1 Progress or who are appointed at ST4 with Level 1 capabilities assessed during the recruitment process.

Paediatric training

Progress+

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From Progress to Progress+ - presentation slides on the training programme

Progress+ is now live, as of 1 August 2023. Our PowerPoint slide deck can help trainers and trainees spread awareness of the changes to the UK paediatric training programme and curriculum.

Paediatric training

Progress+