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Medication safety: Best practice for effective paediatric ward rounds - clinical practice guideline

Published in December 2023, this clinical practice guideline developed by RCPCH and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group Joint Standing Committee on Medicines (RCPCH-NPPG), covers the inclusion of medication analysis in the paediatric ward round environment to improve medication safety.

Drugs and medicines

Clinical guidelines and standards

Patient safety

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Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping in the UK - consultation response

In December 2023, we responded to a consultation from the UK Government and devolved administrations’ on creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. The College supports raising the age of sale to create a smokefree generation and a full prohibition on the sale and supply of disposabl...

Health policy

Public health

Smoking and vaping

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For ST4 or ST5(C4) trainees moving to Progress+ Core - guidance

This guidance is for trainees at Specialty Training 4 (ST4) or ST5(C4) trainees moving to Progress+ Core level who have been signed off for Level 1 Progress or who are appointed at ST4 with Level 1 capabilities assessed during the recruitment process.

Paediatric training

Progress+

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Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse - consultation response

In November 2023, we responded to the Government's consultation on the introduction of Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse. This followed our response in August 2023 to the Government's call for evidence on Mandatory Reporting. We were disappointed to see an absence of acknowledgement in the m...

Safeguarding

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Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing continuation and future pricing consultation

In November 2023, we responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP). MUP was implemented in Scotland in 2018 and the consultation sought to discern whether it ought to continue. Below is a short summary, with our full response available in the downloads section.

Health policy

Public health

Alcohol

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NIHR Programme Development Grants call for child health and wellbeing research - brief and guidance

The NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) programme for child health offers significant funding to address some of the most challenging issues in paediatrics, and the College supported this grant call. The grants extend beyond health research and include wider aspects of child wellbeing...

Research

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'Think measles' poster and resources

Healthcare professionals - 'think measles' and take opportunities to talk to families about immunisations and respond to their questions. Let's work together to make sure children are as safe as they can be from these potentially serious illnesses.

Community child health

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NNAP conference 2023 presentations

On 4 October 2023 the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) held its annual conference. Although we planned to deliver this as a hybrid event, it was fully virtual due to transport issues. Delegates had the opportunity to listen to experts in the field and neonatal teams involved in quality impro...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

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Conduct of College elections - canvassing

Candidates standing for election to a senior role at RCPCH may not engage in canvassing activities. This page outlines the prohibited actions and reproduces relevant sections of the Election Regulations.

Governance and regulation

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Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales – consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Welsh Government consultation on the Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales. The Welsh Government consulted on five objectives which they thought would change the lives of children and young people in poverty.

Area of medicine

Community child health

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people