For our summer edition we’re celebrating excellence in child health with this year’s national PAFTA winners, recognising paediatric achievements across the UK.
On 28 June we held our Annual General Meeting at RCPCH Conference in Liverpool. Members received reports from the Chair of Trustees, the President, Treasurer, and considered two changes to the College governing documents.
How can we rethink everyday practice to improve job satisfaction in teams? Members look at our ninth training principle of the month for RCPCH Progress+.
Since 2006, the National Neonatal Audit Programme aims to improve care for babies who may be born too early, with a low birth weight or a medical condition. (Photo by Ben Turner)
Our live member briefing outlines how we are working on your behalf, activity you may wish to consider and the support available to you and colleagues.
A helpful resource for healthcare professionals, service planners and families to draw upon when requesting, providing and receiving an external second opinion.
In our latest podcast, RCPCH President Dr Camilla Kingdon speaks with Professor Simon Kenny about his role at NHS England as national clinical director for children and young people.
Two days in Birmingham bringing together like-minded people to move forward the adolescent health agenda, focussing on issues that affect young people worldwide.
Seeking and providing external second opinions in paediatrics
A helpful resource for healthcare professionals, service planners and families to draw upon when requesting, providing and receiving an external second opinion.
In partnership
This guidance was developed with the help of Together for Short Lives, Paediatric Critical Care Society, clinicians from a wide range of specialties, and families.
Information for families
As well as the full guidance below we have developed a short guide for families that covers the key points of the external second opinion process.
Guidance for health professionals and families around seeking and providing external second opinions. A shorter guide for families is also available below.
Our recommendations aim to support this guidance being adopted nationally and locally. They include supporting families, the paediatric workforce, and education and training.
We explain how second opinions are currently carried out, why it's important to standardise the process, the legal and medical professional frameworks and considerations on unlicensed or experimental interventions.