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President's updates

Professor Steve Turner took over as RCPCH President in March 2024. He says, "I am truly honoured... it is a huge privilege and I want to thank members and colleagues from around the world who have put their faith in me." As his predecessors, Steve will share regular updates with members by email and...

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High dependency care for children - time to move on

Published in 2014, this document outlines 69 recommendations to improve the management of high dependency care, placing the child and their complete critical care pathway at the focus of service delivery. It's intended for staff, management and commissioners seeking to deliver safe and high quality ...

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Intensive care medicine

Service design

Models of care

Networks for health services

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Epilepsy Passport evaluation (2018)

Two years after its launch, we carried out an evaluation to understand how healthcare professionals, children and young people and their families use the Epilepsy Passport. This tells us which aspects of the Passport have been successful and which need improvement.

Neurology

Epilepsy

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Benefits of membership

From support at different stages of your career to access to clinical and educational resources, we offer a range of fantastic benefits to our members.

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Simulation and technology enhanced learning (TEL) - resources and scenarios

Simulation and TEL have an increasingly important role in paediatric training, and can help ensure improved patient and family experience, safety and outcomes.

Paediatric training

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Service evaluation - NHS 111

The NHS 111 project aims to evaluate urgent and emergency care services and provide system-wide learning for commissioners and providers to deliver better care for children and young people.

Research

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Global child health - our impact

Since our foundation, we at RCPCH have embraced a commitment, beyond our work in the UK, to improving child health in the world's poorest countries. We train, mentor and advise on a wide range of medical issues which affect infant and child care services worldwide. For more than 20 years, RCPCH G...

Child and adolescent mortality

Community child health

Continuing professional development

Health inequalities

Quality improvement

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Child protection medical examination for young people aged 16-18 years - position statement

This position statement aims to clarify the role of paediatricians and provide advice for commissioners in relation to the provision of child protection/safeguarding health services for children aged 16-18 years.

Adolescent health

Safeguarding

Child protection

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Personal Child Health Record (PCHR)

The Personal Child Health Record, also known as the PCHR or 'red book', is a national standard health and development record given to parents/carers at a child's birth.

Growth charts

Public health

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Body mass index (BMI) chart

The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.