Clinical guidelines and standards

You can see the College's guidelines, standards for the development of guidelines and ways to get involved on our Clinical guidelines and standards page

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Diagnosis of death using neurological criteria - guidance regarding not performing the Apnoea Test in the context of evidence of high cervical spinal cord injury

In 2022 a diagnosis of death using neurological criteria was made in a child which had to be reversed later when the patient had return of spontaneous albeit abnormal breathing. An expert group reviewed this case in detail. This guidance summarises the essential immediate implications arising from t...
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Palliative care
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Clinical guideline directory

The Guideline Directory contains a full list of paediatric guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), as well as those from other Royal Colleges or paediatric specialty groups which meet the standar...
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COVID-19 - guidance for management of children admitted to hospital and for treatment of non-hospitalised children at risk of severe disease

This best practice advice is focused on the management of confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in children admitted to hospital and on the currently available treatments for non-hospitalised children at risk of severe disease. This has been produced with the British Paediatric Allergy, Im...
Emergency medicine
General paediatrics
Intensive care medicine
Respiratory medicine
COVID-19
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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.
Care setting
Emergency Department
Knowledge and skills
Clinical guidelines and standards
Public health
Quality improvement
Patient safety
Service design
Winter planning