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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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) - data submission

We are accepting data for the 2024-25 audit year on the old NPDA Portal, and the deadline is 25 April. We are now also accepting data for the 2025-26 audit year on the new NPDA platform. We encourage you to continue to submit your data on a quarterly basis. The data submission deadlines for ...
Endocrinology
Community services
Diabetes
Clinical guidelines and standards
Adolescent health
Infant health
Nutrition
Obesity
Quality improvement
Patient safety
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Using quality improvement methodology to reduce central line associated blood stream infections - a case study for NNAP

This case study was included in the 2017 National Neonatal Audit Programme annual report to highlight how a neonatal unit has used its results from the National Neonatal Audit Programme as a basis to identify and implement local quality improvement activities. You can download full case study below.
Child and adolescent mortality
Intensive care medicine
Neonatal medicine
Perinatal medicine
Secondary care
Clinical guidelines and standards
Infant health
Quality improvement
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Participate in guideline development: Influence and contribute to new paediatric clinical guidelines and quality standards

It is essential that paediatricians and other child health professionals contribute to and shape the development of child health clinical guidelines, both from RCPCH and from other organisations like NICE. In March 2023, we changed the the way members are consulted on the development of externall...
Clinical guidelines and standards
Continuing professional development
Paediatric sub-specialty
Quality improvement
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About the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA)

The NPDA collects information on the care and diabetes outcomes of all children and young people receiving care from paediatric diabetes teams in England, Wales and Jersey and reports an annual core dataset. The sole aim is to provide information that leads to an improved quality of care for thos...
Endocrinology
Primary care
Diabetes
Data
Clinical guidelines and standards
Adolescent health
Infant health
Transition to adult
Nutrition
Obesity
Quality improvement
Committee

Clinical Quality in Practice Committee

Originally established as the Quality of Practice Committee in 1996 to oversee the RCPCH Clinical Effectiveness Programme and to act as the College's 'guardian' for setting standards for paediatric practice, this committee supports the development, dissemination and promotion of clinical guidelines,...