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Our history, your future - Toyin Ocholi

7 October 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 2021.

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Has your baby been cared for in a neonatal unit in England or Wales? Enter our photo competition!

23 September 2021

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) is looking for photographs that tell a story about your baby’s care on the neonatal unit. We’d also like a caption that describes the picture, the aspect of your baby’s care it shows and what it means to you.

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Think positively about FASD - reflections from a paediatrician

20 September 2021

Dr Patricia Jackson, a RCPCH Fellow based in Edinburgh, looks back on International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, which was on 9 September. She shares, from a personal perspective, information gained on how paediatricians can become more aware of and make a diagnosis of FASD.

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Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2021

14 September 2021

We are hosting our fourth annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference as a live interactive event, with the theme, 'Working together to improve epilepsies'. Registration closed on Monday at 10:00.

Continuing professional development

Children and young people voice

Quality improvement

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Epilepsy12 - national organisational audit and clinical audit - 2021

Epilepsy is the commonest significant neurological disorder affecting children and young people. Published in July 2021, these latest results from Epilepsy12 provide insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services i...

Children and young people voice

Public health

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

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Palivizumab passive immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in at risk pre-term infants

30 June 2021

The UK rapid policy statement, published on 29 June 2021, extends the eligibility criteria for passive immunisation with this medicine to a further group of at-risk infants.

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RCPCH updates position statement on breastfeeding in the UK

7 May 2021

Our updated statement includes a reference to the fact that there is no evidence of COVID-19 being transmitted through breast milk.

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About the Digital Growth Charts API

Evaluating and recording a child’s growth has traditionally involved plotting measurements on paper growth charts which have been developed using complex data sets and statistics. To support the drive to digitise healthcare RCPCH has, for the first time ever, developed a Digital Growth Charts API...

Community child health

General paediatrics

Informatics

Infant

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National Neonatal Audit Programme virtual update event 2020 - resources

On 12 November 2020, the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) hosted its inaugural virtual update event as a live webinar. You can access resources from the event on this page.

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RCPCH publishes advice to help new parents during the pandemic

13 November 2020

Paediatricians, health visitors and GPs have joined forces to produce guidance for parents who are worried about their new baby.