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High dependency care for children - time to move on

Published in 2014, this document outlines 69 recommendations to improve the management of high dependency care, placing the child and their complete critical care pathway at the focus of service delivery. It's intended for staff, management and commissioners seeking to deliver safe and high quality ...

Area of medicine

Intensive care medicine

Service design

Models of care

Networks for health services

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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals (Wales) - consultation response

In January 2022 we responded to the Health & Social Care Committee’s consultation on hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals. We welcomed this consultation as this will ensure that action will be taken to address plans to explore how patient flow through hospitals can be ...

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Patient safety

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How does PaedCCF ICU work? A step-by-step guide

As a paediatrician, how well do you listen to parents, carers and children? The Paediatric Carers of Children Feedback (PaedCCF) tool helps you measure how well you interact with these groups in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and to identify any areas that may need attention. You will need to get at...

Intensive care medicine

Revalidation

Patient experience

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How does PaedCCF outpatients work? A step-by-step guide

As a paediatrician, how well do you listen to parents, carers and children? The Paediatric Carers of Children Feedback (PaedCCF) tool helps you measure how well you interact with these groups during outpatients consultations, and to identify any areas that may need attention. You will need to get at...

Community child health

Revalidation

Patient experience

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How to get growth charts and data, and terms and conditions of use

Information on how to access copies of UK-WHO growth charts.

Growth charts

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How to submit a data request for education and training research

Each year, paediatricians or those working in medical education request some RCPCH exam or assessment data so they can undertake research or, often, analyse as part of their M.Ed. dissertations.

Data

Research

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How to write a children and young people's engagement plan - RCPCH &Us

This how to guide has been created to support your thinking around engagement and capturing the voice of children, young people and families to help shape health policy and practice.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Quality improvement

Service design

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Human rights of children in the social care system in England - consultation response

In September 2025, we responded to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on the human rights of children in the social care system in England. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.

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Human trafficking (Scotland) - consultation response

In September 2019, RCPCH Scotland's Chair of the Child Protection Subcommittee responded to the Scottish Government Consultation on section 38 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, focusing on the duty to notify aspect.

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ICS and STP strategic plans - recommendations

The RCPCH is committed to ensuring that children and young people's needs, and those of the workforce that serves them, are represented in the strategic plans produced by ICSs and STPs in England.

Health policy

Service design

Workforce