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Expenses - how to register for your expenses account

To claim expenses incurred on College business - such as travel, accommodation and meals - you can use our online system. The first step is to register for your expenses account. You need to log in to your RCPCH online account on this website and add your bank details. You'll get an email to acce...

Governance and regulation

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Health transition resources

This page provides guidance and resources for delivering an effective transition from children's to adults' health services. We highlight five key determinants that ensure young people are provided with high quality care throughout the transition process.

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Adolescent health

Transition to adult

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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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Impact of social media on children and young people's wellbeing - consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the Science and Technology committee inquiry into the impact of social media and screen use on young people’s health.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Improvements to two year follow up assessments for at risk neonates in a district general hospital setting - a case study for NNAP

This case study was included in the 2017 National Neonatal Audit Programme annual report to highlight how a neonatal unit has used its results from the National Neonatal Audit Programme as a basis to identify and implement local quality improvement activities. You can download the full case study be...

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Increasing data completeness for two year follow up data - a case study for NNAP

The following case study was included in the 2016 National Neonatal Audit Programme annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying and undertaking local quality improvement activities. It is presented by Dr Kate Palmer, Consultant Ne...

Area of medicine

Intensive care medicine

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International work and repressive regimes - position statement

RCPCH is fully committed to the universal imperative of supporting the health and welfare of infants, children and young people regardless of where they happen to be in the world, as consistent with the articles of constitution of the College. RCPCH is an independent charitable organisation and is n...

Global child health

Examinations

Governance and regulation

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Investment policy

The RCPCH has annual income in excess of £15m per year with expenditure of a similar size. The College reserves and cash balances have increased in recent years. This policy sets out how these balances can be invested.

Ethics

Governance and regulation

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Invited reviews: the first four years - evaluation 2012-2016

The RCPCH Invited Reviews service has been running since mid-2012 and has completed over 70 reviews. This report outlines the learning and findings from the first 60 reviews. It gives clinicians, managers and commissioners some ideas for 'quick wins' to improve their service or where help may be u...

Networks for health services

Service planning

Workforce

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Looking after yourself – good practice for trainee paediatricians

This guidance is intended to answer some of the most common concerns and queries arising from the high profile case involving a paediatric registrar in the UK. It advises on regular reflection in your practice, impact of understaffed shifts, return to clinical work after absence, legal aspects and s...

Governance and regulation

Paediatric training

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Expenses - how to register for your expenses account

Health transition resources

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

Impact of social media on children and young people's wellbeing - consultation response

Improvements to two year follow up assessments for at risk neonates in a district general hospital setting - a case study for NNAP

Increasing data completeness for two year follow up data - a case study for NNAP

International work and repressive regimes - position statement

Investment policy

Invited reviews: the first four years - evaluation 2012-2016

Looking after yourself – good practice for trainee paediatricians

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