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Proposed Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill - response

In March 2024 we responded to the proposal for a Mental Health Standards of Care (Wales) Bill, put forward by James Evans MS. The purpose of the bill is to replace outdated mental health legislation; improve the delivery of mental health plans for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and adul...

Area of medicine

Mental health

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Worried and waiting: A review of paediatric waiting times in Scotland 2024

This report, published March 2024, provides an analysis of paediatric waiting times data in Scotland from October 2012 to September 2023. The report contains data on waits for paediatric outpatients, inpatients and day cases and outlines our recommendations on how to support the child health workfor...

Children and young people's voice

Service design

Service planning

Workforce

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Worried and waiting: A review of paediatric waiting times in Wales 2024

This bilingual report, published February 2024, provides an analysis of ‘paediatric pathway’ waiting times data in Wales from 2016-2023, with a spotlight on the last year. The report contains recommendations for the Welsh Government, Health Boards and Health Education and Improvement Wales, which if...

Children and young people's voice

Public affairs and campaigning

Service design

Service planning

Workforce

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Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill - RCPCH Wales responds

In January 2024 we responded to the Senedd Children, Young People and Education Committee's inquiry into the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill. Our response was prepared in collaboration with the Welsh Institute for Physical Activity, Health and Sport (WIPAHS). WIPAHS is a pan-Wales, multi-...

Wellbeing for children and young people

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NNAP webinar recording January 2024: Ensuring data completeness

The National Neonatal Audit Programme team hosted this short webinar to support those entering and quality assuring their NNAP data. It was an opportunity to learn more about why we ask units to validate their data for certain metrics and how this can be done. There is also a Q&A session towards the...

Quality improvement

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Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) Training Day (Virtual) - March 2026

18 March 2026

This event is for RCPCH members representing the College on an AAC. The AAC College Assessor acts on behalf of the College on an interview panel for consultant posts in the NHS. We'll start with an overview of the process, and then break out into workshop sessions to explore the tricky situations...

Paediatric careers

Workforce

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NNAP conference 2023 presentations

On 4 October 2023 the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) held its annual conference. Although we planned to deliver this as a hybrid event, it was fully virtual due to transport issues. Delegates had the opportunity to listen to experts in the field and neonatal teams involved in quality impro...

Neonatal medicine

Quality improvement

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Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales – consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Welsh Government consultation on the Draft Child Poverty Strategy for Wales. The Welsh Government consulted on five objectives which they thought would change the lives of children and young people in poverty.

Area of medicine

Community child health

Public health

Health inequalities

Wellbeing for children and young people

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Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare (Wales) - consultation response

In September 2023 we responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s inquiry into ‘Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare. In this inquiry, the Committee looked to understand how children and young people who are neurodivergent, have phys...

Area of medicine

Neurodisability

Learning disability or learning difficulty

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) - information for parents and carers

The NNAP looks at the care babies receive if they are born early or unwell and need to be admitted to a neonatal unit. Watch our animated video to understand how the audit works, what data we collects and what resources we provide. And see links to sources of support.

Quality improvement