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RCPCH response to youth vaping: call for evidence

In June 2023, we responded to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children and young people accessing and using vape products.

Public health

Smoking and vaping

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Highlights from RCPCH Conference 2023

We had another exciting conference in Glasgow. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, all of our members who attended in person and virtually and those who submitted posters. Check out some of our most memorable moments.

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Recommended undergraduate paediatric curriculum

Doctors at all levels come across children and families in their work, and it's essential that newly qualified doctors can effectively interact with, assess and care for babies, children and young people. This curriculum provides Medical Schools with a framework and recommended learning outcomes to ...

Paediatric careers

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Healthcare standards for children and young people in secure settings

There are about 1,000 children and young people placed in secure settings at any one time on justice or welfare grounds. This cohort of children often have complex needs that span mental health, neurodevelopmental need, substance misuse, and physical health, which can be hard to reach through tradit...

Engaging children and young people

Looked after children

Service design

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National Diabetes Quality Programme - Self-assessment report 2018-2022

This report provides an overview from the self-assessments completed by paediatric diabetes units in England and Wales between 2018 and 2022. More than 150 self-assessment measures evaluate compliance to the programme and to Best Practice Tariff requirements.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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National Diabetes Quality Programme - Impact report 2023

This report highlights the impact our programme had on paediatric diabetes units across England and Wales from 2018 to early 2023, from the successful Quality Improvement Collaboratives to individual service peer reviews and self-assessment.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Removing Barriers – care cost fund for volunteers

Removing Barriers is part of our original equality, diversity and inclusion work looking at making volunteer roles more accessible and inclusive. The main aim is to remove any potential barriers that can prevent our members from participating in our volunteer opportunities.

Volunteering

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Theory exams - tips from the experts to help you prepare

Taking theory exams? Fantastic news! Want some great tips on how to approach the exams and how (or what) to study? This page houses videos giving tips from experts on a wide range of principles for theory exams. We highly recommend not leaving these to the last minute; remember it's not just about w...

Examinations

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Engaging children and young people - an introduction

The RCPCH Children & Young People's engagement team work to ensure that the voice of children, young people (CYP) and families is making a difference in child health and healthcare. We actively involve CYP across the UK and support healthcare professionals to engage, to find out what CYP want for th...

Children and young people's voice

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Enteral calcium and phosphate supplementation in neonates and children - position statement

This statement is produced by Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG), with support from RCPCH. There are no licensed oral liquid calcium or phosphate products available in the UK. Administration of an effervescent calcium or phosphate tablet is common, and this statement provides guidance for...