Partnership

Co-authored or co-created with other organisations

Resource

Mini Mouth Care Matters programme: Toolkit and implementation for oral health

Two practical resources from the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and RCPCH support child health professionals to make oral health part of every contact with children, young people and their families.

Oral health

Public health

Event

RCPCH/NIHR Paediatrics and Child Health Technology Conference

02 December 2026

Sheffield

In this two-day conference, individuals from every part of the paediatrics and child health medtech sector will come together - in person or online - to explore the latest technological advancements, discuss research breakthroughs and develop interdisciplinary collaborations.

Digital health

Document

Safe and effective dose management in electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems

This position statement is made on behalf of the Joint RCPCH and NPPG Medicines Committee. The Medicines Committee is a collaborative standing committee with joint membership between Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG).

Drugs and medicines

Data

Digital health

Governance and regulation

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Resource

National standards for children and young people's engagement in health services

Our five standards support NHS clinical and non-clinical staff to develop and deliver meaningful opportunities for engagement, and cover: Trust and rights, Inclusive, Practical arrangements, Community reach and Take action.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Resource

National Reviews of Maternity and Neonatal Care: Supporting the perinatal team to implement recommendations - report

This report, originally published in June 2023 and revised in August 2023, offers guidance to help local and network perinatal teams in implementing recommendations from the national reviews of maternity and neonatal care. It covers four themes: family experience, neonatal workforce, safety and lear...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

Resource

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...

Document

Asthma &Me Ambassadors

This is a group of asthma experienced or interested children, young people and families who volunteer together to improve care for asthma patients and their families. Here they introduce their award-winning project and what they've been doing this year!

Respiratory medicine

Asthma

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Resource

Screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - clinical guideline

ROP is one of the few causes of childhood visual disability that is largely preventable. This evidence-based guideline is by RCPCH in collaboration with Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), published in 2022 and revised in October 2024. ...

Neonatal medicine

Perinatal medicine

Clinical guidelines and standards

Document

Administration of rectal diazepam to neonates and infants to treat seizures prior to hospital admission - position statement

This guidance is for ambulance services which need to administer diazepam, a medicine for treating seizures, to neonates and infants. It explains how to accurately administer a 1.25mg or 2.5mg dose directly from a 5mg rectal tube. Buccal midazolam is usually preferred to rectal diazepam in the ho...

Resource

Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in acute hospitals: these patients are all our patients

The pandemic has exacerbated already existing pressures on services caring for children and young people presenting with mental ill health. Regardless of where children and young people present to care or what their specific health needs are, we must work together to ensure they receive the highest ...