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Trustees' report and financial statements

We present the full, approved financial statements for the period 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. You can also download the previous years' reports.

Governance and regulation

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Turning the tide - five years on (2018)

Our updated report focuses on developments to the UK research landscape - and areas where more work needs to be done.

Research

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Turning the tide - harnessing the power of child health research (2012)

Children deserve, and parents expect, the best healthcare for their children. Research is vital to progress; we therefore produced this report in 2012, identifying the issues and making key recommendations for child health research in the UK. These recommendations include addressing paediatricians' ...

Research

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Twenty miles per hour speed limit in Scotland - consultation response

In January 2019 we responded to the Scottish Parliament Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee consultation on the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill. We support the proposed reduction in the default speed limit on most urban and residential streets in Scotland to 20mph.

Health policy

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Twenty-four hours community children's nursing service - South Staffordshire

This page provides a best practice example for standard 6 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines the service provided by the South Staffordshire Community Children's Nursing team. The service prevents hospital admissions, facilitates early discharge and provides ca...

Community child health

Community services

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Models of care

Service planning

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Twilight emergency nurse practitioner - winter pressures case study

Dr Richard Burridge and Dr Michelle Jacobs from Watford General Hospital discuss the introduction of a ‘twilight’ emergency nurse practitioner shift as one part of a range of measures to manage long waits in the children’s emergency department.

Service design

Winter planning

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Two consultant led handovers every 24 hours - Bedford Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 4 of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services, which describes the handover process at Bedford Hospital, which is led by consultant paediatricians. Sharing information using structured communication techniques helps to...

Service design

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Models of care

Service planning

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UK Child Health Research Collaboration

The UKCHRC is a growing partnership among funders of child health research. Through increasing and strengthening research, it aims to advance paediatric research and improve the health and wellbeing of children.

Research

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UK NSC recommendation on obesity screening in children- a consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the National Screening Committee's recommendations on obesity screening in children. We acknowledged the lack of strong evidence on routine weight monitoring, but noted there is growing consensus that actions with face validity should be considered. Assessing weight status in...

Public health

Obesity

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UK Paediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)

The RCPCH is committed to supporting patient safety and improvement across the UK, including support for introducing and embedding Paediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) within the four nations. A Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) is designed to effectively recognise and respond to the deteri...

Quality improvement

Patient safety