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Children and young people with complex medical needs
These children require specific medical management. These standards are aimed at all healthcare professionals working in emergency care.
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Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children - online learning
This course helps healthcare professionals assess and manage children who present with possible bacterial meningitis and/or meningococcal septicaemia.
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DCH Clinical examination candidate guide
The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the DCH, and is currently available to c...
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Facing the Future - standards for acute general paediatric services
It is essential that paediatrics is a 24 hours a day, seven days a week specialty, with the most experienced doctors present at the busiest times. Our report sets out ten standards for high quality, safe and sustainable acute general paediatric services.
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RCPCH START - guidance for trainees
START means Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure. It guides postgraduate doctors in training as they prepare for completion of training and practice as a new consultant paediatrician.
Find out how to check your eligibility, apply and pay for START and how the assessment fits in wi...
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RCPCH Clinical Leaders Programme 2026-27
This nine-month leadership development experience for senior paediatric doctors, nurses and allied health professionals will help you lead with confidence, clarity and community.
If you are a clinical director, director of children’s nursing or regional child health lead - or if you are aspiring ...
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Quality improvement: how to make services work better for you and your patients - online learning
This jargon-busting introduction to quality improvement explains its use in healthcare, links to vast QI resources and shows how to initiate a QI project, putting theory into practice.
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UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals
The UK-WHO growth charts provide a description of optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so. Here are some resources for healthcare professionals about the charts ...
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UK-WHO growth charts - 2-18 years
These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are used to assess the growth of school age children and young people in primary or secondary care, and include guidance on the onset and progression of puberty, a BMI centil...
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UK-WHO growth charts - childhood and puberty close monitoring (CPCM)
These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are modified from the school age charts (2-18 years) and intended for children with growth or nutritional problems and in specialist clinics and special schools.