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BPSU surveillance of HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure now concluded

6 August 2019

Surveillance will continue through the National Surveillance of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC) team at University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

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RCPCH responds to Government's NHS funding announcement and action on doctors' pensions

5 August 2019

Yesterday the Prime Minister pledged an additional one-off £1.8 billion for the NHS in England. Some of this funding is due to be allocated to children and young people's services but there remains a significant amount to do to help an NHS that is under serious pressure across the country.

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BPSU study - Herpes simplex virus

BPSU surveillance of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease in infants less than 90 days of ages commenced in July 2019 and will run for 4.5 years. This study will assess the current disease burden of HSV to inform future practice on detection, prevention and management of this dangerous disease.

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NHS Pension Scheme consultation - RCPCH responds

24 July 2019

The government is consulting on proposals to make the NHS Pension Scheme more flexible and transparent for senior clinicians.

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Diabetes Quality Programme - who we are

This programme ran from April 2018 to March 2023. The staff team was supported by a range of stakeholders across England and Wales.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Peer review

As part of the Quality Assurance stream of the programme, all participating Paediatric Diabetes Units received a peer review. A multidisciplinary team of peers spoke with the service team, relevant colleagues, patients and families to determine compliance against the standards and to identify areas ...

Diabetes

Quality improvement

Service design

Networks for health services

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Self-assessment and External Verification

Each participating paediatric diabetes unit (PDU) provided an annual self assessment against the Programme measures. This informed the peer review visit and enabled PDUs and the programme to track and report on progress and identify common areas for improvement.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Diabetes Quality Programme - Quality Improvement Collaborative

Our QI Collaborative supported multidisciplinary teams over a nine-month training programme to share processes and develop new models of care to improve health outcomes.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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Difficult conversations are common to all paediatricians - but I wouldn't swap my career for anything else

24 July 2019

Camilla, VP for Education and Professional Development at the College, knows from talking with members about your enthusiasm and professional fulfilment... but also the challenges you face. It's when we truly listen to how people feel about their work we can start to identify solutions, together.

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RCPCH responds to the Government's Prevention Green Paper

23 July 2019

Yesterday the Government published its eagerly awaited green paper on prevention, seeking views on its proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in England. We know that primary prevention that begins before birth is crucial to the success of the NHS Long Term Plan, and so RCPCH welco...