Emergency medicine

News

Our history, your future - Prabhu Rajendran

8 July 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout the summer.

Course

RIPE (Rapid Interpretation of Paediatric ECG) Course

04 October 2021

This is a problem based and clinically oriented course that takes place over two days.

Area of medicine

Anaesthesia

Cardiovascular

Child and adolescent mortality

Community child health

Drugs and medicines

Emergency medicine

General paediatrics

Inherited metabolic medicine

Intensive care medicine

Resource

Managing RSV and other respiratory viruses in 2021 - webinar recording

This free webinar, presented on 29 June 2021, was convened to support paediatricians and other child health professionals with managing bronchiolitis and other respiratory viruses this year. We looked at how to manage patient flow, ‘keeping patients safe and pathways open’, covered recognition, mana...

Emergency medicine

General paediatrics

Respiratory medicine

Event

Specialty symposia - Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

15 June 2021

An afternoon exploring the latest advances in paediatric emergency medicine with sessions delivered by experts in these field. This is part of the RCPCH Conference Online 2021 programme.

Emergency medicine

Care setting

Emergency Department

News

Dr Tom Waterfield wins the 2021 Donald Paterson prize

12 May 2021

In memory of Dr Donald Paterson, we offer this award to one individual for the best published paper in paediatrics from the last two years. We hear from the Paterson family and we speak to Tom about his winning publication and its importance for child health.

Resource

New measures for urgent and emergency care in England - consultation response

In February 2021 we responded, with the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, to a consultation from NHS England and Improvement on proposals to replace the 4-hour target for care in emergency departments.

Emergency medicine

Service design

Document

National guidance for the management of children with bronchiolitis (2021)

These recommendations on the management of children with bronchiolitis in hospital settings during COVID-19 are for clinicians to support planning in partnership with local infection prevention control teams. While some recommendations describe organisational structures in England, services in th...

News

Why I chose PEM and how this impacts on work life balance

27 August 2020

David James tells us how he balances an acute specialty with a healthy work life balance - and how a bit of cycling helps, too!

Document

Winter pressures in EDs in 2020-21

Winter pressures in emergency departments are familiar. The prospect of delivering emergency care through a winter season during the COVID-19 pandemic presents an extra challenge. We outline a range of good practice ideas that may help and support members tackling these issues this winter.

Emergency medicine

Service design

Facing the Future - emergency care

Models of care

Winter pressures

News

Protect children for a challenging winter ahead

14 July 2020

The UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first, says a new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences. Responding to 'Preparing for a challenging winter', the RCPCH made the following statement on vaccinations and pro...