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Every child thriving: Advancing child health in Northern Ireland - 2027 election manifesto

Ahead of the 2027 elections in Northern Ireland, our manifesto sets out a clear and achievable roadmap for the next Executive to advance child health. With insights from both paediatricians and children and young people, we call for investment in the workforce, data, child health services and preven...

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RCPCH and Harlow Printing sign agreement to explore digital future for the Red Book

27 August 2026

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), through its trading subsidiary British Paediatric Services Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Harlow Printing Limited (trading as Harlow Solutions) to explore the development of a Digital Personal Child Health Record.

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Optimising electronic prescribing and medicine administration (EPMA) systems – patient safety spotlight

30 April 2026

Safe and effective dose management in EPMA systems varies significantly across the UK, posing a significant risk of harm to infants, children and young people. This blog summarises an RCPCH/NPPG Joint Medicines Committee position statement that outlines the key factors leading to variation in these ...

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Epilepsy12 transparency and open data

This page provides access to the Epilepsy12 audit's transparency and governance resources, including privacy statements, data protection impact assessments, the RCPCH data protection policy and detailed notes on data analysis, cleaning and validation. These documents set out how Epilepsy12 data is m...

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Safe and effective dose management in electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems

This position statement is made on behalf of the Joint RCPCH and NPPG Medicines Committee. The Medicines Committee is a collaborative standing committee with joint membership between Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG).

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Digital health

Governance and regulation

Quality improvement

Patient safety

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Proposed changes to Welsh Government statistics outputs - consultation response

In February 2026, we responded to a Welsh Government consultation on proposed changes to a number of statistical outputs, including some health and care releases.

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Why Wales needs a digital revolution in child health

21 November 2025

Outdated, fragmented systems are holding back child health services in Wales. It’s time for a digital transformation that puts children first writes RCPCH Wales Health Board Integration lead, Dr Saurabh Patwhardhan.

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) - Reporting dashboards

The NNAP assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man receive consistent high quality care and identifies areas for quality improvement. The data is reported by unit, network and nation on three dashboards: NNAP Online (annual report of validated...

Neonatal medicine

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NNAP webinar recording: Key findings from the 2024 summary report

This webinar, recorded in October 2025, reviewed the key findings and national recommendations from the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) summary report on 2024 data.

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Neonatal medicine

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National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) - Summary report on 2024 data

This report has a summary of findings for the 2024 data year, national recommendations and links to in-depth reporting and resources to support local quality improvement activities. You can also download a poster with 'at a glance' results, extended analysis report, data line of sight table and coll...

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