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Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s - our summary
In July 2019, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published their prevention green paper, building on the Secretary of State’s prevention vision that was announced in November 2018. The paper contains a number of proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in the England. He...
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Allergy care pathway for asthma and/or rhinitis
Asthma is typically associated with chronic inflammation and hyperresponsiveness of the lower airway leading to airway narrowing. Rhinitis is characterised by symptoms including rhinorrhoea (watery, runny nose), sneezing, bilateral nasal obstruction (congestion) or itching. This is one of several al...
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Clinical Excellence Awards (CEAs) for Paediatrics
CEAs are fixed term awards given to recognise and reward the exceptional contribution of NHS consultants - over and above that normally expected in a post - to the values and goals of the NHS and to patient care. Awards are time limited, usually for five years, and are renewable by competitive appli...
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Epilepsy12 - methodology, information governance and datasets for Round 3
This page provides details of the methodology, datasets and related information governance processes for Round 3 of this clinical audit.
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Global programme development grants
These grants provide up to £5,000 to members working in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East. They aim to help deliver small-scale health interventions to help children in low resource settings. Applications will reopen in spring 2020.
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Health transition resources
This page provides guidance and resources for delivering an effective transition from children's to adults' health services. We highlight five key determinants that ensure young people are provided with high quality care throughout the transition process.
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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings
There are about 1,000 children and young people held in secure settings at any one time. They are some of the most vulnerable, often suffering poor physical and mental health. These standards - first published in 2013, and refreshed in 2019 for England - help healthcare professionals, commissioners,...
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How to develop a clinical guideline for RCPCH endorsement
Clinical guidelines are sets of recommendations based on systematic research methods. Producing these requires advanced research skills and project management. Guideline development follows specific sequential stages with relevant stakeholder involvement.
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Management of children and young people with an acute decrease in conscious level - clinical guideline
Decreased conscious level can be considered an acute neurological emergency. It is characterised by significant brain impairment, which needs a rapid and methodical approach to evaluation and treatment.
Our NICE accredited 2015 evidence-based clinical guideline provides practitioners working acu...
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Meds IQ - sharing QI resources for paediatric medicines safety
Medication errors are a significant but preventable cause of harm to children and young people. Meds IQ brings together quality improvement (QI) tools and improvement projects that have been developed to address this problem. Meds IQ is now part of a wider repository of quality improvement resources...