Quality improvement

RCPCH QI Central is our dedicated website to quality improvement in child health, sharing QI projects and posters in medicines, safety, patient-centred care and systems of care

News

Child health inequalities - interviews with two quality improvement projects

9 May 2023

In this podcast, we hear from two teams doing innovative work to better understand the impact of poverty on children and young people’s health, and design NHS services that provide targeted support for families.

News

Uptake of life-saving vaccinations must be increased in Northern Ireland

5 May 2023

Northern Ireland's Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) has today published a report, Pre-School Vaccinations in Northern Ireland. RCPCH in NI responds to the report.

News

Dr Nick Wilkinson appointed as RCPCH Officer for Wales

4 May 2023

Dr Nick Wilkinson has become the new Officer for Wales at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Document

Epilepsy12 - 2023 Quality Improvement Case Studies

The Epilepsy12 audit supports continuous improvement activities within paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales. We aim to improve clinical outcomes and reduce variation in care quality for children and young people with epilepsy.

News

Stories of impact - on health care, outcomes and the quality of life for children and young people with diabetes

2 May 2023

In our second series of College Strategy 2021-24 podcasts we look at the Strategy in action. Hearing stories from clinicians, children and young people and staff about the impact our work has made on the community and within paediatric clinical practice.

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National Diabetes Quality Programme - Self-assessment report 2018-2022

This report provides an overview from the self-assessments completed by paediatric diabetes units in England and Wales between 2018 and 2022. More than 150 self-assessment measures evaluate compliance to the programme and to Best Practice Tariff requirements.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

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National Diabetes Quality Programme - Impact report 2023

This report highlights the impact our programme had on paediatric diabetes units across England and Wales from 2018 to early 2023, from the successful Quality Improvement Collaboratives to individual service peer reviews and self-assessment.

Diabetes

Quality improvement

Event

RCPCH EQIP: Innovations to improve care for paediatric epilepsy patients

09 June 2023

Birmingham

Join us to hear from teams participting in our Epilepsy Quality Improvement Programme (EQIP). You'll learn how they've used QI to make incremental changes in their service, how they have adapted under the ongoing pressures of the pandemic.

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Enteral calcium and phosphate supplementation in neonates and children - position statement

This statement is produced by Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG), with support from RCPCH. There are no licensed oral liquid calcium or phosphate products available in the UK. Administration of an effervescent calcium or phosphate tablet is common, and this statement provides guidance f...

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Engaging children and young people - voice bank

RCPCH &Us speaks to children and young people (CYP) throughout the UK to share their views and experiences of health and healthcare. These views have been collated to create a ‘Voice Bank’ containing a rich source of information on CYP ideas, concerns and expectations which is vital knowledge for he...

Children and young people's voice

Quality improvement

Service design