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Safeguarding children and young people - roles and competencies

To protect children and young people from harm, and help improve their wellbeing, all healthcare staff must have the competencies to recognise child maltreatment, opportunities to improve childhood wellbeing and to take effective action as appropriate to their role.

Looked after children

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Screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - clinical guideline

ROP is one of the few causes of childhood visual disability that is largely preventable. This evidence-based guideline has been updated by RCPCH in collaboration with Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in March 2022. Also available are a ...

Neonatal medicine

Perinatal medicine

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Stroke in childhood - clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation

This NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline provides recommendations for all UK paediatricians and healthcare professionals involved in the regulation or practice of the care of children and young people who have had or are suspected of having a stroke. You can download the full guideline...

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Supporting Ukraine

Following the ongoing violence and attacks on Ukraine, RCPCH has put together this live member briefing outlining how we are working on your behalf, activity you may wish to consider and the range of support available to you and colleagues, plus further guidance.

Global child health

Membership

Society

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The impact of climate change on global child health - position statement

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recognises that climate change is an existential threat to the health and wellbeing of children and young people. In October 2020, we joined national health and academic alliances to declare climate change an emergency requiring accelerated collabora...

Global child health

Society

Climate change

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Using quality improvement methodology to reduce central line associated blood stream infections - 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 full case study below.

Child and adolescent mortality

Intensive care medicine

Neonatal medicine

Perinatal medicine

Secondary care

Clinical guidelines and standards

Infant

Quality improvement

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Working in fragile and conflict-affected states - our position

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is mandated by mission statement to support improving child health in the UK and around the world. RCPCH Global’s strategic plan includes explicit commitment to work in the poorest countries. Many low-income countries are also classified as ‘fragile ...

Global child health

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Safeguarding children and young people - roles and competencies

Screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - clinical guideline

Stroke in childhood - clinical guideline for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation

Supporting Ukraine

The impact of climate change on global child health - position statement

Using quality improvement methodology to reduce central line associated blood stream infections - a case study for NNAP

Working in fragile and conflict-affected states - our position

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