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RCPCH respond to Labour plans to digitise the red book
8 April 2024
Ahead of the next UK General Election, Labour have announced plans to digitise the NHS red book.
Growth charts
The UK-WHO growth charts allow health professionals to plot and measure a child's height and weight from birth to young adulthood.
See general information about growth charts, including a link about our new digital growth charts
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RCPCH responds to the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England 2021/22
3 November 2022
The report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
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RCPCH responds to sharp rise in rates of obesity in young children
16 November 2021
NHS Digital today announced new figures showing a significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children. Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points between 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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Personal Child Health Record (PCHR)
The Personal Child Health Record, also known as the PCHR or 'red book', is a national standard health and development record given to parents/carers at a child's birth.
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UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals
The UK-WHO growth charts provide a description of optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so. Here are some resources for healthcare professionals about the charts ...
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Growth charts - information for parents and carers
Your child's growth is an important indicator of his or her health. The UK-WHO growth charts allow health professionals to plot and measure your child's growth from birth. Read about these below, and download our factsheets for more detail.
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UK-WHO growth charts - Down Syndrome, 0-18 years
The 2011 growth charts are jointly badged by RCPCH and DSMIG and are representative of healthy children with Down Syndrome living in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Growth can be charted from term to 18 years.
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UK-WHO growth charts - 2-18 years
These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are used to assess the growth of school age children and young people in primary or secondary care, and include guidance on the onset and progression of puberty, a BMI centil...
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UK-WHO growth charts - childhood and puberty close monitoring (CPCM)
These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are modified from the school age charts (2-18 years) and intended for children with growth or nutritional problems and in specialist clinics and special schools.
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UK-WHO growth charts - neonatal and infant close monitoring (NICM)
These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are designed for plotting very preterm infants and those with significant early health problems such as weight faltering, from 23 weeks gestation to 2 years corrected age.