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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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RCPCH statement in response to CMOs advice regarding offering COVID-19 vaccination to all 12-15 year olds

13 September 2021

RCPCH statement in response to the recommendation from the four UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) regarding offering COVID-19 vaccinations to all 12-15 year olds.

Course

Child Protection Study Day, Scotland (online)

29 September 2021

This annual event highlights developments in Child Protection. Specially developed for a Scottish audience, this course, will give delegates updates into particular child protection areas and will address common challenges faced by general paediatricians when concerns arise about risk of harm to chi...

Area of medicine

Child and adolescent mortality

Community child health

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

Child protection

Physical abuse

Resource

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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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.

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We can’t be complacent in stubbing out smoking among young people

18 March 2020

The overall rates of smoking among UK adults and young people have declined in recent decades. Legislation around the consumption, sale and advertisement of cigarettes has become tighter, and wide-reaching public health campaigns have taken effect.

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National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) annual reports

Our annual, national reports, 'Care processes and outcomes' highlight the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England and Wales. On this page you can download our latest and previous reports, and find links to our reports especially for parent...

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RCPCH responds to GMC's SAS and LE doctors survey

9 January 2020

The GMC today published their first survey of specialty and associate specialist and locally employed doctors. Dr Prakash Kalambettu, chair of the RCPCH’s Staff, Associate Specialist and Specialty Doctor Committee, comments on the findings.

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Impact of social media on children and young people's wellbeing - consultation response

In 2018 we responded to the Science and Technology committee inquiry into the impact of social media and screen use on young people’s health.

Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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A focus on children's wellbeing - reflections on our St David's Day Conference

29 March 2019

For the final chapter in the "fetal life to adulthood" series devised by Dr Abby Parish, ST6 trainee at Swansea's Singleton Hospital, this year's conference looked at mental health and wellbeing. Here Abby reflects on another successful event before she leaves her position as our Wales Trainee Repre...