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News
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.
Course
Serious infection and critical care in children
30 April 2020
London
Recognition of serious infection in children is a topic of national importance. Research shows that the death rate from infection in children in the UK is higher than the rest of Europe and serious infection in children is not well recognised in the acute setting.
Course
Dermatology course for paediatricians
10 June 2020
Birmingham
This course will help health care practitioners to develop an approach to the management of common paediatric skin disorders and how to recognise rare and complex conditions that require specialist referral. The skin is the largest organ in the body and as such is frequently affected not only in pri...
Course
Hot Topics in Infection & Immunity (IIC) – the ESPID-Oxford course
29 June 2020
Oxford
A three-day residential training course covering topics in paediatric infection for paediatric infectious disease trainees and trainers, and for all those who manage children with infections.
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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.
News
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.