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Clinical guidelines

Consultation responses

Growth charts

Digital growth charts

Engaging children and young people

External second opinions

Facing the Future standards for paediatric care

Journals - Archives of Disease in Childhood, BMJ Paediatrics Open

Medicines resources

RCPCH archive

Research funding opportunities

Transition to adult services

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Policy

Key resources on our microsites

Child Protection Portal

Paediatrics 2040 - a vision for the future

Patient Safety Portal

Quality Improvement (QI) Central

RCPCH Learning

State of Child Health - evidence on child health outcomes

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Workforce Information - Deep dive on bed occupancy in Devolved Nations, Winter 2025

We collate and analyse paediatric workforce and service information in the UK to support members, workforce planners and policy makers. Previously, we examined bed occupancy throughout England and for our fourth data 'deep dive', we review bed occupancy rates once again but this time across Scotland...

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Our campaign to give every child in the UK equal protection from assault

Children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people in the UK not full protected in law from assault. Learn about our campaign to remove the 'reasonable punishment' defence from law in England and Northern Ireland to give every child in the UK equal protection from assault.

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Rota gaps survey findings 2024

According to our UK-wide survey of College members, paediatric services in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are facing rota gaps of over 20%, with Wales services at 11.3%. Tier 2 rotas were generally more impacted than Tier 1 and combined general/neonatal services had the highest gaps. Less th...

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NHS 10 Year Health Plan - RCPCH and RCPCH &Us organisational responses

On 2 December 2024, the RCPCH Health Policy team and the RCPCH &Us team each submitted organisational responses to the major public engagement initiative aimed at shaping the NHS 10 Year Plan in England. This effort follows the Darzi Review, which highlighted the significant challenges facing child ...

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Physician Associates - RCPCH response to member consultation

RCPCH is today (28 November 2024) publishing the results of our member survey on the role of Physician Associates (PAs) in paediatrics. This follows an interim statement made on 31 October 2024 which called for a pause in recruitment of PAs in paediatrics, a step which was agreed with the RCPCH Exec...

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NHS 10 year plan: A community shift that works for children - briefing

We call on all RCPCH members in England to input into the new 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS, both via the Change NHS Portal and through any Trust or regional opportunities. This is your opportunity to make the case for children and the child health workforce to be at the centre of plans for the NH...