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Academic training
Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Take a look at our guidance and links to further resources.
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Achieving consensus - on prevention, recognition and management of conflict in paediatric practice
Conflict can arise between health professionals and the parents of children not only where there is disagreement on the withdrawal or withholding of life sustaining treatment but also in more general routine care. In this paper for paediatricians and other health professionals we attempt to suggest ...
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Body mass index (BMI) chart
The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.
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Child Protection Companion - about
The Companion is your handbook on all forms of child abuse. It covers child protection processes across the whole range of medical and social interactions: from examination, to identification, to referral, to court.
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Clinical leadership – resources and guidance
We provide tips, guidance and support for paediatric clinical leads and clinical directors, and other paediatricians working in leadership roles.
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Fabricated or induced illness (FII) by carers - a practical guide for paediatricians
Fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII) can cause significant harm to children. It involves a well child presented by a carer as ill or disabled, or presented with a more significant problem than he or she has in reality, and suffering harm as a consequence.
This document sets out the spec...
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Facing the Future Superhero
As a child or young person, you don't need superpowers! You have the right to be involved in decisions about your care and to be treated by the right people, at the right time, in the right place. It's all in our Facing the Future standards. Why don't you play our game, tell others about your rights...
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Involving children and young people in specialised commissioning
This guidance offers advice and tips, much of which comes directly from children and young people that use the services, about how they would like to be involved in specialised commissioning procedures.
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RCPCH Progress guidance and support
Our written guidance and videos explain how RCPCH Progress, our curriculum for paediatric training, works.
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RCPCHStart - guidance for trainees by trainees
This guide has been written by trainees and the RCPCHStart team to provide an informal insight into the RCPCHStart process (Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure) give an informal insight into this assessment. They aim to help trainees in level 3 training understand its format and mak...