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Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates

This is a group of epilepsy experienced or interested children, young people and families who volunteer together to improve care for epilepsy patients and their families. Read about their award-winning project, the Clinic Chat Check List, and their experiences and tips on developing a school care pl...

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Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland: Prohibiting physical punishment of all children

In England and Northern Ireland, children are the only group of people not fully protected in law from physical assault. Our recommendations demonstrate to Government policymakers both the practicalities of removing the 'reasonable punishment defence’ from law and the appropriate next steps to reduc...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Physical abuse

Public affairs and campaigning

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Equal Protection from Assault (Scotland) - consultation response

In January 2019 we responded to the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee consultation on the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill. We support the proposal to abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement.

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Establishing a new public health body for Scotland - consultation response

In July 2019 RCPCH Scotland responded to The Scottish Government's consultation on a new National Public Health body, 'Public Health Scotland'.

Primary care

Health policy

Participation

Children and young people's voice

Public health

Service design

Models of care

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Exploitation of children and young people - online learning

Children and young people are at risk of exploitation in a growing number of ways. To help keep them safe, health and social care professionals need to understand how this can happen, the different types of exploitation children may be exposed to, the signs to look out for and what can be done to mi...

Safeguarding

Child protection

Sexual abuse

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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...

Health policy

Participation

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Facing the Future - acute general paediatric services

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Facing the Future - emergency care

Facing the Future - ongoing heath needs

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Female genital mutilation - online learning

Our Female Genital Mutilation programme (e-FGM) is made up of five 20 to 30 minute eLearning sessions, designed to improve the knowledge and awareness among healthcare professionals of the impact that FGM has on women and children.

Safeguarding

FGM

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) - resources

FGM is a collective term for a range of procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM, and taking a child abroad for the purpose of FGM, is child abuse. It is illegal in the UK and is a vio...

BPSU

Safeguarding

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Global child health - our impact

Since our foundation, we at RCPCH have embraced a commitment, beyond our work in the UK, to improving child health in the world's poorest countries. We train, mentor and advise on a wide range of medical issues which affect infant and child care services worldwide. Take a look at what we do, watch v...

Child and adolescent mortality

Community child health

Continuing professional development

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GMC's 'Good medical practice' - consultation response

In July 2022 we responded to the General Medical Council's consultation on 'Good medical practice', which provides guidance on the standards of care and professional behaviour that the GMC expects from all doctors and other medical professionals. The page has a summary, with the full response availa...

Equality, diversity and inclusion