Health policy

We respond to RCUK position on resuscitation and PPE.

The national clinical trial to identify treatments that may be beneficial for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 will begin recruiting children and infants in May 2020.

Together with NHS England / NHS Improvement, we've been working on ways to deal with increased demand for NHS 111. In late April we contacted paediatricians who are 'shielding', have been stepped down from normal service, or are recently retired to help provide cover for NHS 111 services in England.

Since 2017, changes to NHS charging regulations have placed requirements on NHS trusts to identify patients not ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK who should be charged for receiving secondary and community care. This policy has, sadly, placed vulnerable groups at risk of worsened health outcomes as th...

This new microsite, live from 1 June, will be your essential resource on child protection and safeguarding - whether you are involved with child protection as a child health professional, allied health professional, social worker, solicitor or barrister.

RCPCH is launching a new data collection and reporting tool to track the impact of COVID-19 on child health services. Dr Jay and Professor Bishop explain why it is so important to capture changes to services during this period.

This page has a single parent and child meeting COVID-19 case definition - isolation plan while waiting for virology results.

This page provides guidance on care and management for different groups of children as inpatients and describes different resuscitation scenarios.

This page provides guidance for paediatric emergency and acute settings. It has been produced with the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM) and the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group (BPAIIG).  The guidance includes preparations, good practice tips, infection ...

This page provides guidance for neonatal settings. It has been produced with the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM).