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Integrated Care Systems in Workforce Development England - consultation response

In May 2019 we responded to the NHS Confederation consultation "Defining the Role of Integrated Care Systems in Workforce Development". We welcome the role of Integrated Care Systems but raise concerns on the devolution of workforce planning and the finance-driven approach.

Service design

Integrated care

Workforce

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Knowledge exchange sessions with GPs - Tameside Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 4 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines education sessions at local GP (General Practitioner) surgeries provided by consultants and nurses from Tameside Hospital. GPs and practice nurses become more skilled a...

Primary care

Secondary care

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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NHS Long Term Plan - Health & Justice, Armed Forces and SARCs

We have submitted evidence to NHS England on the populations of Health & Justice, Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) and Armed Forces in the Long Term Plan for the NHS. In developing our response, we have consulted with our Child Protection Standing Committee and the NSPCC.

Health policy

Child protection

Looked after children

Service design

NHS plan

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NHS Long Term Plan - Mental health

We have submitted evidence to NHS England on how mental health should be considered within the Long Term Plan. Our response focuses on the mental health needs, support and services available for the 0-25 age group.

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Paediatric allergy, immunology and infectious diseases - sub-specialty

Specialists in PAIID work with children with infectious, immunological and allergic disorders. We introduce this sub-specialty, with some information on the training time. Read about this clinical area and download the syllabi for both sub-specialty and for generic specialty training. We also hav...

Allergies

Immunology

Infectious diseases

Paediatric sub-specialty

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Paediatric Primary Care Hubs - Northern Ireland

This page provides a best practice example for standard 3 of Facing the Future: Together for child health. Using the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) model from North West London, Dr Jonathan Henderson, Consultant Paediatrician from Craigavon Area Hospital, has established a collaborative integra...

Primary care

Health policy

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning

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Paediatric sub-specialty training - application guidance

In the UK Paediatric Training Programme it's possible to choose to sub-specialise during specialty training (ST5-ST7). Applications are made through a competitive recruitment process at ST4 or higher, subject to having completed core training (ST1-ST4) and enough time left to complete the required c...

Allergies

Community child health

Intensive care medicine

Paediatric sub-specialty

Paediatric training

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Physical signs of child sexual abuse - educational resources

Our webinar series talks the viewer through the chapters of the 2015 publication.

Looked after children

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

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Physical signs of child sexual abuse - evidence-based review

Book cover: The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse

Also known as the ‘purple book’, this guidance includes good practice in relation to the paediatric forensic examination where there are concerns about child sexual abuse. It also provides an evidenced-based review of the interpretation of physical signs.

Safeguarding

Child protection

Sexual abuse

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Rapid access service - Hillingdon Hospital

This page provides a best practice example for standard 2 of Facing the Future: Together for child health standards, which outlines the hot clinic provided in Hillingdon Hospital. The hot clinic prevents children from attending A&E unnecessarily by providing rapid access to a consultant for any chil...

Primary care

Secondary care

Service design

Facing the Future - care outside the hospital

Integrated care

Models of care

Service planning