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RCPCH responds to new position statement on infant feeding from RCM

12 June 2018

Professor Mary Fewtrell, Nutrition Lead on the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's Health Promotion Committee responds to the new position statement on infant feeding, published today by the Royal College of Midwives.

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New app launches to support parents

12 June 2018

Baby charity The Lullaby Trust has developed Baby Check, a free app that helps parents test their baby for different signs of illness and determine how unwell they are.

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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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Body mass index (BMI) chart

The BMI centile is a simple and reliable indicator of a healthy body weight in childhood. Where severe overweight or underweight is a concern, or where there is a need for monitoring weight over time, BMI can be calculated and plotted on this chart.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit 2015-16 annual report

This report highlights the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England and Wales. You can download the full reports below.

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NPDA Results Online - find your results for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit

NPDA Results Online is a new innovation as of 2017. We developed it in response to consultations with the paediatric diabetes community who told us they wanted to view and compare the results of NPDA unit level summary in a more accessible way. See some tips on how to use it, or download our user gu...

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit - our publications

These are the publications, abstracts and presentations that have been published or presented by members involved with the NPDA audit as authors, co-authors and collaborators, on our behalf.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Hospital admissions and complications reports 2011-2015

The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) reports highlight the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England and Wales.

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DCH Clinical examination candidate guide

The Diploma of Child Health (DCH) Clinical exam assesses whether candidates have reached the standard in clinical skills expected of a newly appointed General Practitioner (GP) who has completed a short period of training in paediatrics. It is one of two exams for the Diploma of Child Health, and is...

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