These standards, first published in 2019 and updated in 2024, apply to all children and young people aged 0-18 years with an endocrine condition (including growth, hormonal, bone and mineral disorders). They are intended for healthcare professionals and for service commissioners to plan, deliver and quality assure paediatric endocrine services.
The standards are produced by the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and endorsed by RCPCH. They aim to to reduce variability in care and to ensure that equitable services providing high quality, safe and effective care are available to all children and families across the UK
There are five domains:
- Access to specialised paediatric endocrine services
- Resources of specialised paediatric endocrine services
- Environment and facilities, care of the child and family/patient experience
- Communication
- Clinical governance, professional education and training and evidence base
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