Patient information

Resource

Useful epilepsy resources for children, young people and families

This page hosts useful resources and signposts to both the college's projects and external charities to help support yours or your child's epilepsy care.

Resource

NI Executive Children and Young People’s Strategy 3 Year Delivery Plan - consultation response

In 2021 the Department of Education published the overarching 10 Year Children and Young People’s Strategy (2020 – 2030) on behalf of the NI Executive. Subsequently, in 2022, the Executive produced an initial draft three Year Delivery Plan (2021-24) and published for public consultation.

Health policy

Participation

Children and young people voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Society

Poverty

Basic page

Epilepsy12 reports and resources

The Epilepsy12 national audit provides insight into the diagnosis and care of children and young people with epilepsy, and the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales. This page signposts the audit's reports and useful resources, and other related outputs from the College.

Children and young people voice

Patient information

Patient involvement

Quality improvement

News

Let’s look out for each other - President's blog

3 December 2021

As Omicron brings more uncertainty and strain, Camilla writes about what we can do to make a difference, alongside her reflections from the College’s first Climate Change conference.

Resource

Medicines for Children - information for parents and carers

Our website provides practical and reliable information to parents and carers about giving medicines to their child - with free access to information leaflets on over 200 medicines, videos and news.

Drugs and medicines

Patient information

News

The PERFORM project wins the PIER award

10 May 2021

With support from NIHR, we have run the Paediatric Involvement and Engagement in Research (PIER) award for the second year now to recognise multi-disciplinary teams that involve and engage children and young people in their research. Here, we speak with the winning team about their project.

News

Disability Matters: a welcome addition to the medical school curriculum

20 January 2021

Elizabeth Lawson, a final year medical student, discusses the benefits of learning about disability medicine via this online resource and recommends its use alongside traditional undergraduate teaching methods.

Resource

Your baby's care - measuring standards and improving neonatal care

'Your baby's care' is our parent and carer guide to the summary report of the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) on 2021 data. NNAP data helps neonatal units to give better care to babies. We assess whether babies have had the health checks recommended for them to reduce the risk of complic...

Intensive care medicine

Resource

Reye's Syndrome website - for families and health professionals

The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, which is now part of RCPCH, provides evidence-based information on a dedicated website about this very rare condition that affects children and young people.

Rare disease

Patient information

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Your baby's care - measuring standards and improving neonatal care: archived reports 2015-2020

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) works to improve standards of neonatal care in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man. We aim to make the information we gather and share in our annual reports accessible by publishing 'Your baby's care', our guide for parents and carers. You can do...

Intensive care medicine