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Academic toolkit
If you're a paediatric trainee interested in pursuing an academic career pathway, explore this resource - from funding application checklists to tips on writing your PhD application and case studies from those already in research.
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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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Access to consultant opinion in PAUs - Basildon Hospital
This page provides a best practice example for standard 6 of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services, which outlines how consultant opinion is provided within Basildon Hospital's 24-hour paediatric assessment unit (PAU). PAUs can help to reduce the number of inpatient admi...
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Access to immediate advice and assessment from paediatrician with Level 3 safeguarding
This page provides a best practice example for standard 10 of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services. The RCPCH Child Protection Standing Committee have developed this model for teams to have access to immediate advice and assessment from a paediatrician with child protec...
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All children thrive - webinar
Professor Neal Halfron, an innovative thinker in child health service design, delivers "All Children Thrive", a webinar which explores emerging challenges to child health in America.
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Assessment guide
This guide is for trainee paediatricians in the UK. Most of the assessments you can undertake are formative - they assist in your development and indicate possible improvements - and are called Supervised Learning Events. Some are summative, and are called Assessments of Performance. These are avail...
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Autism (Wales) Bill – consultation response
In 2018 we responded to the Welsh Government’s draft Bill for Autism. We welcome calls for increased resource to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and improve outcomes for children with ASD. However, we are concerned about the possible unintended consequences of this proposed legi...
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Back to Facing the Future - audit results (2013)
We commit to auditing our standards so we can build a comprehensive picture of paediatric provision across the four nations. This audit covered the first edition of Facing the Future: Standards for acute general paediatric services.
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Breastfeeding in the UK - position statement
The UK has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Europe. We strongly support national policies, practices and legislation that are conducive to breastfeeding, as well as promotion, advice and support to new mothers. Our messages and recommendations in this statement are specific to the UK.
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Care pathways for common acute conditions - Luton and Dunstable Hospital
This page provides a best practice example for standard 10 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which describes the clinical assessment tools used in Luton as common pathways for conditions in emergency care. The tools have been embedded in practice to increase confidence in cl...