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Child mental health

We must work together to improve children's mental health - to put resources into early intervention and prevention, building resilience and ensuring our workforce is trained to spot the signs of mental ill health and equipped to refer and support children.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA)

We work with UK hospitals to measure the health outcomes and experiences of children with diabetes in England, Wales and Jersey.

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RCPCH &Us - the voice of children, young people and families

Can you help us improve health services for young people like yourself? See how you can get involved and make a difference! And, take a look at our resources, created with and for children, young people and parents.

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Work we do

As well as our essential work in education and career support for paediatricians, our staff and members work on a range of programmes to improve child health - from quality improvement to workforce studies, from research in the UK to global child health programmes. Find out more and get involved.

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Shape of Training review response - position statement (2017)

The Shape of Training report provided a timely opportunity to review how doctors are trained to meet changing needs of patients in the UK. We wish to see more integration between paediatric, primary care and mental health training.

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Scottish Paediatric Society

Open to all doctors, medical students and professions of other healthcare disciplines who are committed to a career in paediatrics or one of its sub-specialities. Activities include paediatric research, CPD, events and networking along with opportunities for trainees to meet and present.

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Child protection and safeguarding

Child protection plays a role in everything we do as child health professionals, and is about protecting individual children identified as suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect. Our main resource for members is our Child Protection Portal. View links from h...

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP)

Some babies in the UK need specialist care when they are born. They may be born too early, with a low birth weight or have a medical condition. Since 2008, our clinical audit aims to improve care to these infants.

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Quality improvement and patient safety

We support our members and the wider child health workforce to be at the forefront of continuous quality improvement. We provide opportunities to develop and share QI work and to co-produce solutions with children and young people, and their families.

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Growth charts

Our charts allow health professionals to plot and measure a child's height and weight from birth to young adulthood, and are available to download and print. We've also developed digital growth charts, which integrate with electronic patient records and provide reliable data.