Community child health
Community child health doctors work with vulnerable groups of children, including those with developmental disorders and disabilities, complex behavioural presentations, and at risk of abuse or are being abused. Find out more about this sub-specialty.
Course
Neonatal and paediatric ECG and arrhythmia
14 May 2021
This is a basic plus course that aims to upskill clinicians and allied health professionals in neonatal and paediatric ECG interpretation and relevant arrhythmia management.
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About the digital growth charts API
Evaluating and recording a child’s growth has traditionally involved plotting measurements on paper growth charts which have been developed using complex data sets and statistics.
To support the drive to digitise healthcare RCPCH has, for the first time ever, developed a Growth Charts API to accu...
Course
How to Manage: Recognising neuromuscular disorders - free online course
3 November 2021
An online course that will help you develop an approach for early recognition of a wide-range of neuromuscular disorders. This study day will take place via Zoom. Please note this course is not for paediatricians, it is for nurses, health visitors, physiotherapists, GPs and AHPs.
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How to Manage: Recognising neuromuscular disorders - free online course
5 July 2021
An online course that will help you develop an approach for early recognition of a wide range of neuromuscular disorders. This study day will take place via Zoom. Please note this course is not for paediatricians, it is for nurses, health visitors, physiotherapists, GPs and AHPs.
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Digital growth charts - an update from the development team
In early February 2021, we hosted a webinar to share information on the RCPCH Digital Growth Charts API (application programming interface). This will support the drive to digitise healthcare and provide accurately calculated centiles for height, weight, head circumference and BMI. Catch up by watch...
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BPSU study - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Surveillance of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is due to commence in March 2021. In conjunction with parallel reporting through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Surveillance System, this study aims to establish incidence rates of ARFID presenting to secondary health care, refe...
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BPSU study - Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis/ chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CRMO/CNO)
Surveillance of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis/ chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CRMO/CNO) commenced in October 2020. It is being led by Dr Chenqu Suo, winner of the Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 2018-19. This study intends to find out how common CRMO/CNO is, and who is involved in the car...
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Epilepsy12 - national organisational audit and clinical audit - 2019
Epilepsy is the commonest significant neurological disorder affecting children and young people. Launched in September 2020, these latest results from Epilepsy12 provide insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy servic...
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Role of paediatricians in supporting children and young people's mental health - position statement
There is considerable variation in how mental health services for children and young people are delivered across the UK. Our position statement outlines the role of paediatricians in supporting children and young people’s mental health and makes key recommendations to ensure their mental health need...
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RCPCH announces forthcoming digital growth charts for parents and families
1 August 2020
We look ahead to plans for digital growth charts, which will be available to parents and carers in 2021.