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Palate examination: Identification of cleft palate in the newborn - best practice guide

A cleft palate occurs when the roof of the mouth has not joined completely. A delay in its detection may adversely affect growth, development and timely medical and surgical management. This NICE accredited evidence-based best practice guide provides recommendations on optimal examination of the new...

Neonatal medicine

Primary care

Clinical guidelines and standards

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Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for urgent and emergency care

These tools measure the experience of patients aged 0-16 years, or their parents, in urgent and emergency care (U&EC) settings. You can download surveys for ambulance services, GPs and emergency departments/walk-in centres. Our research report explains how they were developed, and we also have guida...

Ambulance services

Primary care

Children and young people's voice

Quality improvement

Research

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Pre-procedure pregnancy checking for under-16s: guidance for clinicians

Determining pregnancy status in young female patients under 16 years of age is an area that clinicians may find difficult. This practical guide sets out the issues, risks and approaches that NHS organisations may consider when developing their policies in this area.

Surgery

Quality improvement

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QI Central - our website for sharing quality improvement experience and expertise

Our website aims to support child health professionals’ understanding and practice of embedding QI in their work environments. It features resources and examples of interventions in patient-centred care, medicines and systems of care.

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Quality improvement: how to make services work better for you and your patients - online learning

This jargon-busting introduction to quality improvement explains its use in healthcare, links to vast QI resources and shows how to initiate a QI project, putting theory into practice.

Quality improvement

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Quality improvement in child health framework - supporting the delivery of high quality care

This strategic framework details how the College will support, educate and develop paediatricians and the wider child health workforce to deliver high quality care for infants, children and young people - and so reduce the number of preventable deaths and improve their experience of healthcare.

Quality improvement

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Quality improvement resources

The RCPCH QIPS Forum and QI team work closely with external partners, including the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges (AoRMC), National Quality Improvement & Clinical Audit Network (NQICAN) and NHS Improvement, leading together on key developments in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in paediat...

Quality improvement

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RCPCH and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) - opening up volunteer roles

In 2019, we commissioned a report, with external input, on member representation in our voluntary roles. In our action plan, published in July 2020, we outlined how we would implement these recommendations. This was our first step to improve EDI across all areas of our work. One year on, w...

Leadership

Volunteering

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Leadership and team working

An essential skill of all doctors, in this curriculum domain we look at principles, approaches and techniques of leadership - both in supervising others and working as part of a team.

Leadership

Paediatric training

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RCPCH Progress domain resources: Patient safety and quality improvement

Quality improvement (QI) needs to encapsulate all aspects of patient care - not just the clinical experience but service development, review and evaluation. These resources can help you ensure your practice prioritises patient safety, and that it strives to improve the experiences and outcomes of yo...

Paediatric training

Quality improvement

Patient safety

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Palate examination: Identification of cleft palate in the newborn - best practice guide

Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for urgent and emergency care

Pre-procedure pregnancy checking for under-16s: guidance for clinicians

QI Central - our website for sharing quality improvement experience and expertise

Quality improvement: how to make services work better for you and your patients - online learning

Quality improvement in child health framework - supporting the delivery of high quality care

Quality improvement resources

RCPCH and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) - opening up volunteer roles

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Leadership and team working

RCPCH Progress domain resources: Patient safety and quality improvement

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