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Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2020 resources
On 10 September 2020, we hosted our third annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference 2020: 'Working together to improve epilepsies’, as a live webinar. Access resources and presentations from the event on this page.
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RCPCH welcomes People Plan but warns recruitment crisis cannot wait
30 July 2020
Our President, Professor Russell Viner, responds to the publication of the NHS People Plan 2020/21.
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Joint letter to Lord Deighton on ongoing PPE supply challenges
27 April 2020
Access to and supply of personal protective equipment remains a significant issue. Last week the Government appointed Lord Deighton to oversee efforts to improve the supply of PPE.
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Measures to address winter pressures such as a dedicated registrar and PDU cubicles - case study
Dr Amitabh Gite, Clinical Director of Paediatrics at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, outlines measures they implemented to address winter pressures, including a second registrar at night, a paediatric decision unit, increased nursing staff and ward clerk support.
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Number of young people with Type 2 diabetes reaches 6,836
22 November 2018
RCPCH President responds to new data reported by Diabetes UK saying it emphasises the need to act.
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Campaign launches to improve management of childhood asthma
3 September 2018
RCPCH supports the #AskAboutAsthma campaign as NHS in London ask sufferers to ‘take three small steps to improve lives’.
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RCPCH reacts to Welsh Government mental health response
4 July 2018
Mental health services at 'crisis point' says RCPCH Officer for Wales, 'and require urgent support.'
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More expertise needed to safeguard children’s urgent and emergency care services, say doctors
4 June 2018
New standards for emergency care settings highlight the need to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services.
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About the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP)
The NNAP supports professionals, families and commissioners to improve care provided by neonatal services who look after babies born too early, with a low birth weight or who have a medical condition requiring specialist treatment.
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Using NNAP data in peer review visits - a case study for NNAP
The following case study from Yorkshire and Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (ODN) was included in the 2016 annual report to highlight how some neonatal networks and units have used NNAP results as a basis for identifying, and undertaking, local quality improvement activities.