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RCPCH response to the coroner following the tragic death of Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah

In June 2021 we were asked to respond to concerns raised by the coroner regarding the sad and untimely death of a nine-year-old girl in London, which was found to be contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution.

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Reimagining the future of paediatric care post-COVID-19 - a reflective report of rapid learning

This report, published on 26 June 2020, is the first in a series from the Paediatrics 2040 project that will inform RCPCH’s vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK. We summarise our learning from this period of rapid change, focusing in particular on the elements of new practice that we want ...

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Rights of the child

All children and young people have rights. RCPCH actively supports these rights within child health, promoting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Children and young people's voice

Patient involvement

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Shared electronic record - Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record

This page provides a best practice example for standard 9 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which describes the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR). Development and use of the NIECR has ensured effective communication and delivery of patient care, meaning that th...

Data

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Models of care

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SNOMED-CT - Best practice videos

In these short videos, Dr Karen Horridge, a consultant in paediatric disability, explains why all clinicians should engage with data capture at the point of care to make each and every need of all patients visible. She explains how she used SNOMED-CT to collect data in Sunderland Royal Hospital and ...

Health policy

Data

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Subject archives guide - Smoking

Our subject guides on a range of child health topics are for researchers interested in child health and the history of paediatrics. Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK.

Area of medicine

Community child health

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Supporting People with Long Term Conditions (Wales) - consultation response

In May 2023 we responded to this Welsh Government consultation, which looked NHS and social care services, multiple conditions, impact of additional fears, prevention and lifestyle. We welcomed this consultation.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Climate change

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Systematic review guidance and support

The Research & Evidence team is offering support to members with the development of their own systematic reviews.

Knowledge and skills

Data

Research

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The case for investing in early childhood interventions

This information bundle on early childhood presents interventions to ensure that all children have a healthy start in life and their parents are supported to do this. The interventions in early childhood aim to reduce the number of children who become ill or whose illness progresses unnecessarily du...

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UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals

The UK-WHO growth charts provide a description of optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so. Here are some resources for healthcare professionals about the charts ...

Growth charts

Infant

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RCPCH response to the coroner following the tragic death of Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah

Reimagining the future of paediatric care post-COVID-19 - a reflective report of rapid learning

Rights of the child

Shared electronic record - Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record

SNOMED-CT - Best practice videos

Subject archives guide - Smoking

Supporting People with Long Term Conditions (Wales) - consultation response

Systematic review guidance and support

The case for investing in early childhood interventions

UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals

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